Acute Vaginal Yeast Infection

An acute vaginal yeast infection is generally treated with a vaginal antifungal cream, tablet or suppository for several days. An option treatment also recommended by experts is vaginal boric acid capsules, particularly for yeast that has resisted antifungal treatment. While some women favor taking a tablet by mouth, oral treatment is more often than not reserved for recurrent infection that may be caused by yeast throughout the body. This is mainly because an oral antifungal affects the entire body and vaginal treatment limits its effect to the genital area

Risks of not treating or treating a vaginal yeast infection:

1. Not treating- A vaginal yeast infection does not guide to major health problems, and one may find that a mild infection corrects itself. Though, one may unlikely to be able to go without treatment if someone develops severe symptoms.

2. Treating -Perhaps the greatest risks one may face when treating a vaginal yeast infection are related to self-diagnosis and self-treatment. if misdiagnose the condition could be delaying diagnosis of a more serious medical condition, such as a sexually transmitted disease or a serious underlying condition, like diabetes or HIV infection.

If the person is pregnant and think to have a yeast infection, do not self-treat the symptoms. Only use treatment based on the health professional's diagnosis and treatment advice. Treating a yeast infection vaginally poses no major risks. The medication has a local outcome and seldom irritates the skin. Oral treatment though has a systemic effect and can reason headache, nausea and abdominal pain