Thread: Painful sex after yeast infection- HELP!!

You need to make sure you are fully recovering or have recovered from your yeast infection before having sex. Your vagina is desperatly trying to sort itself out - you need to give it a break so it can do that.

I'd suggest trying the pessary or oral capsule version of canesten as the cream is only for outside the body, it may be that you aren't clearing the thrush from inside with the cream so the skin there is still very sore.

It has been about a month since starting the Canesten, so about 3 weeks from finishing it. Im just not sure how much longer to wait before being really concerned?

On two instances we have held off sex for a week and then tried and it was alright the first time, there was pain but only minimal. But then on both instances the time after, whether it be the next day or second day we would do it again it would be absolutely SO extremely painful again.

Maybe we should hold off sex completely? But for how long? Or what other options do I have?

I would suggest waiting until you are over your infection, or at least feel more comfortable while havine sex. Why have sex when your in pain? wheres the enjoyment in that?

lets face it, as you already know yeast infections seriously irritate genital tissue making it even more delicate than usual. having intercourse is only going to make those feelings of rawness and itchiness worse, open you up to additional genital infection risks, and may take even longer for you to heal.

its not particuluarly common, but its not been ruled out, that you can actually pass on yeast infections to your partner. but like i say - its very rare.

Also, treatments and creams that you may be using on your vagina to help with the healing process can damage and weaken the latex in condoms.

Hi everyone,

So yesterday I had really severe pain which felt exactly like a bladder infection, an UTI. But as the night progressed it got so bad my boyfriend ended up taking me to the emergency room.

After explaining about the yeast infection, and the painful sex and now the bladder infection pain, they found that I have Pelvic Inflammation Disease.

This is the cause of taking too many antibiotics that you get a severe infection in your pelvis, causing swelling and symptoms like a bladder infection. So I am now on 2 different anti biotics and 1 pain killer. The pain is gone, I was pumped up on morphine last night so much so I couldnt stop vomitting. But nontheless, I am a bit better today, still nauseated, but better.

So I am on the road to recovery!! I advice any women who has symptoms like mine to seek further medical advice, its very important as having PID can cause you to be infertile if you have it for too long.

Thanks for all your help!