IC Disease

It is not unlikely for someone to be diagnosed with a vaginal yeast infection when they in fact may have other more serious conditions that have similar symptoms. 

Bacterial Vaginitis

Bacterial vaginitis can be mistaken for a common yeast infection. The main difference between the two is that the bacterial vaginitis discharge has a bad odor. In yeast infections, there should be no odor with the discharge. Women who left their bacterial vaginitis go untreated can end up with pelvic inflammatory disease which leads to further infertility.

STD

Gonorrhea and herpes are STD’s that can be mistaken for vaginal yeast infections because of the similarities in the symptoms - particularly the itching and the discharge.  This is why it is so important to not self-diagnose or to self treat without first seeing a physician.

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