Vaginal Yeast Infection During Pregnancy - Yeast Infection In Women

Vaginal yeast infections are a very common problem that occurs during pregnancy, which is likely caused by the high levels of estrogen. Although these infections do not endanger a pregnancy, they can cause to an unbearable symptoms.

If you have vaginal infection symptoms when you are pregnant, do not assume that your symptoms are caused by any harmless yeast infection. Instead, visit your doctor to confirm that you do not have some other condition that could put your pregnancy in danger. If you have a sexually transmitted infection (STI), such as chlamydia or gonorrhea, or bacterial vaginosis, you will need treatment to prevent pregnancy complications.
Do not use non-prescription yeast infection medicine without first seeking advised from your doctors by letting him or her to know your symptoms if you are pregnant. Experts recommend that during pregnancy:

Only vaginal medicines, such as vaginal suppositories or creams, should be used for yeast infection treatment. As for women who are pregnant, oral medicines are strictly not recommended.
Only certain kind medicines should be used. Non-prescription medicines include terconazole (such as Terazol), clotrimazole (such as Gyne-Lotrimin), butoconazole (such as Femstat) and miconazole (such as Monistat).
Treatment should be used for 7 days (and sometimes it can take longer time than usual to cure a yeast infection during pregnancy).

In the past, nystatin (such as Mycostatin) was the drug of choice for the first trimester of pregnancy. But now mostly all vaginal medicines are cotegorised as safe to use during pregnancy.

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