Patient's question:
Doctor, I would like to ask, I use nystatin effervescent tablets to insert into the vagina at night, and apply compound clotrimazole ointment to the external genitalia, and take nystatin tablets orally. Is this harmful to the body?Follow-up question: Last weekend, I went for a vaginal discharge test. The doctor said the inflammation was quite severe, but no molds or trichomonas were found. He prescribed Emikang for vaginal use. I used it for a few days, but there was no improvement at all, and it became worse. I thought about how I had been experiencing recurrent vaginal candidiasis before, so I used nystatin effervescent tablets for a few nights, and the symptoms improved significantly. I want to treat it thoroughly so that it doesn’t recur again. However, my external genitalia still sometimes...
Doctor's answer:
During treatment, avoid sexual intercourse. Change and wash underwear daily, and boil them for disinfection. After one course of treatment, if the fungal test is negative, follow-up fungal tests should also be negative after each menstrual cycle. Continuous consolidation treatment for three courses is required to be considered cured. It is best if the male partner is also treated concurrently. Wash shoes and socks separately from underwear. It is recommended to use condoms during intercourse. Otherwise, it is easy to relapse. The reasons for relapse are generally incomplete treatment and re-infection from the sexual partner.