Personal Problem - Lewistown,PA

M.,
It sounds like you and your husband both have lingering yeast infections that flare up when you have sex. You're infection could be almost gone (so you don't even notice it) then when you have sex it comes back. I think you and your husband both need to see the doctor, and refrain from sex until you are both completely yeast infection free. Otherwise, you'll just keep passing it back and forth.

Also, you might try switching laundry detergent and/or body soap. If I use anything other than Arm & Hammer detergent, I get itchy (usually starting down yonder).
Good luck!
T.

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That happened to me in a past relationship but it wasn't a yeast infection it was Chlamidiya or however you spell it

M.

I would not think that your husband is cheating...I get yeast infections all the time...and I pass it to my husband...and we pass it back and forth so...don't even worry about that...but if you are worried then buy the yeast cream and use it on you and your husband...then see what happens.

If it was be I would call my obgyn and ask them.

M.,

Chances are your husband is infected and keeps reinfecting you. He should be treated for the yeast infection too! Also, did you have this checked to make sure its a yeast infection and not something like a latex allergy to condoms or something more serious? I would see your OB and also talk to your husband about it. As for the cheating, does your husband show any signs of unhappiness or change in behavior? If the yeast infection is the only sign its probably him reinfecting you!

Good Luck!

I have also found out that IF I change laundry detergents, I get a nasty infection. You can also get yeast infections while you are pregnant. I always had them when i was pregnant with my 24 yr old.

In my opinion I doubt the Yeast Infections are caused by what you are fearing. Chances are good it could be a number of things..From something you are using to wash, something he is using to wash. It could be completly unrelated to sex without realizing it. This information at the address I will post here should give you some suggestions on other things that might be causing your Yeast Infections.. Relax, its probably something simple you never thought off. http://www.msu.edu/~eisthen/yeast/causes.html

I used to have the same problem. I tried to blame is on the beer he drank, but the doctor said it was just a reaction to semen(yuk) The hormonal changes in your body change the acidity in that area and some are more sensitive than others. Yeast is not usually contagious...the other sex trans diseases are, and don't have the same symptoms. Good luck!

No, it doesn't mean he is cheating on you. Since you get an infection everytime you guys have sex, it probably means that he has an untreated yeast infection. (yep, guys get 'em too!) Since his has gone untreated, he keeps giving it back to you, even when you treat and get rid of yours.

He may be embarassed, especially since guys rarely show symptoms of an infection (other than always giving it back to you). Just get him to go to the Doctor, and get a perscription to get rid of it. Make sure you get treated, as well.

Whenever you guys have sex and you end up with a yeast infection, both of you should get treated for it, otherwise it's just going to keep coming back.
Best of luck. :)

hey M. i was going to say the same thing that you could be passing it back and fourth .but your cool now so dont worry

This might be a TMI question but if you're using a barrier contraceptive like the diaphragm you can get a yeast infection from that. Also, the pill can make you more susceptible to yeast infections, so can antibiotics, and so can diabetes. And you could give a yeast infection to your husband and then he could pass it back to you. You both need to be treated for a yeast infection (he could get his especially from working out and then walking around in wet clothes or from you) and you should see a gynecologist to find out why you're having them. If the only thing that raised the issue of cheating in your mind is these yeast infections, I wouldn't go there.

Meanwhile, eat yogurt with live active cultures.

Unless you have any other indications that he is cheating, I would not suspect a YI is caused by cheating. Have you always gotten them after having sex? Do you use condoms or any other form of BC with spermicide on it?

if i don't pee after sex i get a urinary tract infection every time. have you tried that? have you talked to your doctor?

Have you talked to your Dr about this?? Maybe he keeps passing it onto you and he needs medicine to.. I would talk to your Dr.. I don't know if it is possible but I know some infections can keep getting passed to us because the man has no idea he has an infection. I hope this helps.

I AGREE WITH ALOT OF THE POSTS. JUST WANT TO ADD ON THING.. IF YOU HOLD YOUR PEE DURNING SEX INSTEAD OF STOPPING TO GO TO THE BATHROOM YOU CAN ALSO GET A YEAST INFECTION.

I had the same problem, went to the dr. and seh told me that some women are prone to yeast infections. Sometimes when your symptoms disappear, you still havent kicked the infection completely and then it takes a while befroe you notice it again, but it really never cleared up in the first place. my dr. put me a prescription of 1 diflucan per week for 6months to knock it out for good. she said sometimes that is what is needed. i am on it right now.

Hi M.!
I can't tell you if your husband is cheating on you, but I do know that it is possible for a man to get a yeast infection. (It happened with my sister and her husband)Could he possibly go to the doctor and get checked. Hope you find your answer.
~A. Z

I used to get them all the time with my ex & I found out he was cheating. Im married now & it doesn't happen to me now. If I were you go to the doctors together & get tests done to see.

Actually, the problem usually is that the man has a yeast infection (yes, they definatly can get them) and is passing it on to you. It doesn't mean he's cheating any more than you having one means you are. If he'll go to the Dr, I would reccomend it. You both have to go through treatment together to stop the cycle. Good luck! :)

Hi M.,

Possbly he could be cheating on you but what is way more likly is that you keep passing the infection back and forth to each other, men can get yeast infections too. The symptoms can be different and mild in men, and everytime you get an infection if he is not getting treament too then he will pass it back to you. So no, he probably isn't cheating on you, he needs to treat the infections. Try that and see if it happens again. Good luck!

usally if you get a yeast infection is carried by a male whom is not to clean down there after having sex with some one but there are other factors that play into this where you wearing a different kind of under clothes or a new pair of pants?If you have you supect then usally your gut is right and I hate to say it but it's true.

Hi M.,

You should see your doctor, voice your concerns and get an exam. With that said, i had the same problem last year. I kept getting yeast infections and couldn't understand why. My husband ended up at the doctors--he had a yeast infection from working in the heat and kept giving the infection to me.

I am not a medical doctor or anything however, before you start any unesessary drama in your household you should be seen by a doctor to be sure that it is definately just a yeast infection and not a bacteria infection or STD (Chlamydia). It is to my understanding that sometime women have an imbalance and it could be triggered by having sex. Consult a doctor and get more information.

Not to be totally invasive but do you use condoms. You could be alergic to latex or something in the spermacide. I am. If you do use condoms try changing brands. I have the same problem with certain brands.

has he gone to the doctor and gotten treated for a yeast infection? if he hasnt than everytime u get it cleared up and have sex with him you will get it again. I know my husband and i was the same way. I did not know that men could get yeast infections and I couldnt understand why i kept getting them again. So now if i think i have a yeast infection we both go to the doctors.

The same thing happens to me. I wouldn't jump to conclusions, it could just be a change in your hormonal balence. Go to your doctor and have yourself checked out. Also, you might want to test for diabetes, yeast infections are very common indicators of that.

Don't suspect him of anything terrible like that just yet. Sounds like he has a yeast infection too! That is very possible and men show little symptoms-but they pass it back to you just as you get rid of it and start having sex again. Call your doc-he needs to be treated too. I think they give guys a lotion or something like that. I read about this problem somewhere and cannot remember where.

Good luck!

could it be possible that u guys are just passing it back and forth? he might need to be treated, have u called u'r gyn and told them? i found a website for u to check out.... just copy and paste into u'r browser... http://www.msu.edu/~eisthen/yeast/causes.html

I agree with alot of these posts. It can be a number of related isues and it is overloading itself on you. I do not feel he is cheating. I do however think the both of you need to go to the doctors to see if there is anything they can do and or say. I also think the both of you should refrain from sex until the two of you are cleared up. I also think you need to read labels on your detergents, and or body washes and remove anything with perfumes and things of such harm to your skin. It could be aggrivating the problem. Wash your underwares in Free and clear detergents only. Wash yours and your hubbys seperate from the childrens. I hope this is resolved.

I doubt that he is cheating, I had the same problem, if you and he had sex while you had a infection you could have given it to him and when ever you get over one and then have sex agian you are jsut getting it back b/c he is not gotten rid of his yeast infection. When my doctor explained it to me i thought i was going to die i had to go home and tell him he had to go to the doctor and get medication for that but he did and it has not happened since. hope this helps.

HI M., glad you figured out the yeast infection thing. A yeast infection in a woman is the same thing as jock itch in a man, it's just that we have a cavity where they don't so they don't get it internally. If you check out the ingredients of yeast infection cream and jock itch cream, you'll see they are the same (only it's like dry cleaning, the guys get charged a less than we do for the same product.) Hope you get that job soon and have fun with your kids.

I found out that if you have a yeast infection and you have sex with the guy he can pass it to you. I never knew men could get a yeast infection, but from my gyne she said they can.

hmm, well, I do know that a yeast infection can be passed back and forth between the two of you, but I also have to ask, you think he's cheating, why? Are there other problems? I only ask this to get you to think about it. A friend of mine had the same problem, and when she went to the Dr. she was asked how many sexual partners she had, when she told the Dr. she had only been with her husband, the Dr. said she should find out more about her husband's activities. She found out that he was cheating on her and once she left him, the infections stopped.