Yeast Infection Examinations

Have any ladies ever gone to the doctor specifically for a yeast infection problem? If so, what did the exam all involve? My wife said that she went to the doctor when she got her first yeast infection while she was in her early twenties. She mentioned that the doctor did a full pelvic examination including a pap smear. It hurt really bad when he inserted the speculum, but at the same time it made her really horny. Any time she gets a yeast infection now, it makes her really horny where she gets so turned on that she has to either have sex or masturbate to relieve the pain. Any experiences that you ladies would like to share?

I'm really curious to see what the men "answering for their wives" have to say about this!

Well, I'll answer for my GF. There is nothing horny or pleasurable about a yeastie and as far as the exam goes it's usually something like - quick look, yep, you've got one, here's a script, call us back if it doesn't clear up.

OK, that was the response of reason I was looking for.

I guess all you men aren't debauched perves. 😁 😁 😁 😁

I have never been turned on when having one of those dreadful yeasties. I don't see how anyone could?? They burn, they itch and they are extremely annoying!

There were a few that I had when I was pregnant that I didn't even know I had until I got up into the stirrups and my doc was like "Ohhh heeeeey! You got a yeast infection going!"

But, no, yeast infections do NOT make me horny.

I waited for the dr. to come in. She took a quick look with me in the stir-ups, and confirmed I had a yeast infection. The most she did was spread my labia.

Women I have known (biblical sense) related they were ready to use a bottle brush to get rid of the itching. Never was a turn on for us that I know of.

Skybear

I have had the displeasure of these infections like most woman and agree literally nothing good about it. Again like the majorit here its a quick chat about symptoms and brief look before pulling out the persciption pack.

Recently though saw these and although made a perchase but have never had the need to use sinc ei did thankfully

http://www.vagisil.com/vaginal-discharge-infections-screening-kit.shtml

Most of the time they dont bothern examining they just write a script

I've gone a few times for yeast infections, they just get me in the stirrups and take a look just with spreading my labia... I did have a doctor once insert a speculum and it was a bit painful, but they wanted to take swabs so I had to deal with it

When ever my So has a yeast infection all they do is write a prescription. Many times over they've done it by phone. This is almost true as a UTI. All they've ever done was to have her leave a urine specimen.

I've went to the doctor for one once. He did a quick pap smear to get a sample and that was all.

A YI has never made my girlfriend horney (that she's mentioned, anyway). She basically said what everyone else on this post has said, that it's a quick look, confirmation of the YI, and a script for meds.

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I've went to the doctor for one once. He did a quick pap smear to get a sample and that was all.

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Unless you didn't have a pap smear recently, he did that to have more to charge out on your insurance.

My friend J had a yeast infection. It was shoes, tights and knickers off, skirt up, legs open, lips spread and a look, swab and feel. She could not really see as her skirt was bunched on her tummy!

My wife, who is 20 weeks pregnant, had a routine Dr. visit today. The Dr. asked how things were. My wife said she was itching "down there". The doctor said you might have a yeast infection. So, she said she would have to do a speculum exam. Was that really necessary? The speculum was a metal graves type and the doctor didn't even lubricate it first.

"Unless there are health concerns or complications, there is no medical reason to have routine vaginal examinations as part of your regular pregnancy visits."

This seems to be the possible answer.

http://www.kidspot.com.au/birth/pregnancy/pregnancy-testing/vaginal-examinations-in-pregnancy

I have never had a yeast infection. I thought I did once because I was itching and burning like crazy. I had just returned from vacation at mom and dad's on the lake. There we wore bikini's the whole time. The doctor took a quick look and asked what I had been wearing. I told her. She said that she thought it was from wearing a wet bikini for a week. I was worn on each side. She gave me some cream and I was out of there.

When I worked at the OB/GYN I saw some gross things. I mean it didn't bother me. But if a doctor suspected something more than a yeast infection they would do a full pelvic. A lot of times it turned out to be nothing. It was rare that after the first visit for a pregnant woman they would do a full pelvic. For you guys on here you can get a yeast infection as well and pass it back to your wife or girlfriend. It can go it went back and forth as with some diseases.

My wife had severyl yeast infections in her life. She does not always go to his doctor. But if she does, she is getting a veginal exam and a Kind of pap smear. So she has to lay on the gynchair and the doctor is using a speculum to look inside her vagina. She does first a visual inspection and if he thinks it is a yeat infection she takes a swop of the inside vaginal walls. After this he inspects in under his microscope. BY doing this he can confirm if it a yeast infection or not. Usually if my wifes feels one, the doc confirms.

The doctor prescripes usually vaginal suppositories and vaginal cream. After three days it is usually over then.

During this Periode and also about one week after, every contact with the vagina hurts for my wife. As she knows very well how the yeast infection fells, she buys some medical also on her own. If it works, she is not going to ob/gyn.

I just thought it was odd that the doc didn't take a swab. Just opened up the speculum and looked in there with a bright light. Yep, you have a yeast infection. Se even said, apologetically, well, we have to use the speculum for this.

My mom taught me everything about yeast infections. She taught me that it is a rash up in the woman's vagina and I read on line the it is sexually transmitted.

My mom taught me everything about yeast infections. She taught me that it is a rash up in the woman's vagina and I read on line the it is sexually transmitted.

Uh... it's not a 'rash' and it's not considered at STD. It's possible that oral sex can lead to one, but it can also happen without it.

It's NOT a rash or STI, but yeast can be sexually transmitted. (by intercourse)

A yeast infection is not an STD ! http://www.webmd.com/women/tc/vaginal-yeast-infections-topic-overview

Susie: Since you specifically ask for males to answer, I'll mention that my wife asked me several times to have a look down there when she had her yeast infection, describe the state of affairs down there and help her with medicine. It was not sexy at all!

Regarding whether it is an STD: I recall an irritation of my scrotal sac.

Yeast is NOT an STD but it can be sexually transmitted to partners via intercourse.

Because of this, if you had intercourse while having yeast infection you both need to be checked out because if you treat one person and not the other, you can keep transmitting the yeast back and forth.

Susie , be prepared , it looks like you may need to keep repeating it for those who can not comprehend . Perhaps it can be put on a loop of some sort . Lol ?

I went to the health services clinic in college when I had what I was sure was a yeast infection.

The PA took a quick look, used a tongue depressor to take a sample, and since he knew I was a bio major, let me see what it looked like under the microscope.

After that, I'd either just go in there or call my dr. and ask for a script. For years now we've been able to get the med OTC, so I don't go to a dr. anymore when I have a yeast infection, except for when I had jock itch and couldn't get rid of it.

While I've had many yeast infections, I've only had to have any kind of exam for them a very few times. Most doctors just take a quick look and don't do anything else because they know how uncomfortable it is. The last time was with my current GP many years ago. She didn't believe I had a YI so she took a swab and sure enough, it came back saying yeast. She now gives me a script for the meds with repeats so I can always have it on hand when I need it. (It's OTC but my drug plan will only cover it if prescribed)

It was at a walk in clinic a very many years ago when I had a whopper of one and had just had one a month prior that the doctor thought to do a sugar test. I wouldn't consent to a finger prick (was severely needle-phobic at the time) so he did a urine test which showed sugar. That is when I was diagnosed diabetic.

I'm old enough that when I was in my late teens and early to mid twenties you could not get yeast infection medications over the counter. Each time you had one you had to go to the doctor for a prescription. I was eighteen when I had my first one and I just went to my family doctor. He did a fast pap smear with the speculum in me and that was all. It probably took him less than a minute and he didn't do a bimanual exam or anything else. About a year later I had another one and a girlfriend suggested I go to a regular gynecologist. He did the whole nine yards, breasts, pap smear, and bimanual, even though I was just there for a simple yeast infection. I guess it was because I had never been there before. It was also the first time I had a full gynecologists exam.