Can a prolonged yeast infection cause infertility?
Ms. Ava asked:
I had a prolonged yeast infection as a teenager that I was able to get cleared up after a long time of suffering. Now I’m in my late 20′s and I’m wondering if I am fertile. I have not tried to get pregnant yet and I am on birth control. I asked my doctor about fertility testing but she said I would have to try to get pregnant and fail first before undergoing fertility tests. I would like to stop taking birth control if I’m not fertile. Can anyone offer any advice?
Ardella
I had a prolonged yeast infection as a teenager that I was able to get cleared up after a long time of suffering. Now I’m in my late 20′s and I’m wondering if I am fertile. I have not tried to get pregnant yet and I am on birth control. I asked my doctor about fertility testing but she said I would have to try to get pregnant and fail first before undergoing fertility tests. I would like to stop taking birth control if I’m not fertile. Can anyone offer any advice?
Ardella
February 22nd, 2010 at 1:56 pm
Debi
my doctor told me the more infections you have down there can Cause Infertility but i’m 15 wk pregnant and is 19 and a year before i got pregnant i’ve had 4 UTI’s within a year in a half and within that year i had 2 bacterial infections and one of those bacterial infections i had for year i knew i had it but my dumb doctor i had told me i didnt so i switched doctors and they said i did and i ended up prego 2 months later…
February 24th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
Miles
As far as i know, i dont think a prolonged yeast infection can cause damage… becuase regardless if we keep treating them, they always came back. Most likely, if it were to Cause Infertility in any way, doctors would be makeing a way bigger deal about it. Try to get pregnant if its what u want. and if failed, dont worry, its not as easy as ppl think to get pregnant. all women are different. but if you are curious, fertility test can be done for that peice of mind. good luck