Thrush

[Ijones]

Im 16 and i think i might have thrush, i have had meds for it before but it only works for a little while then comes back and i dony know what to do, iv talked to my mun about it periously but i an scared incase she takes ne to ny gp because i dont like the doctors and i dont want them poking around down there... what do i do?

[Jillygoddardd]

Hi,

Don't worry about going to the doctors with it, it's a really common part of being a woman and just means that you have a bit of an imbalance in your ph. If you have it more than twice in 6 months the gp needs to now do that you can receive treatment for it. Thrush can be very common in younger women like yourself as your hormones are all over the place and things can get a bit out of sync. You might need a peasant and cream to clear it up as that if often the only thing to be effective for some women. The gp may also ask you questions and run tests to rule out STIs or bacterial vaginosis, it's nothing to be worried about, your mum can go with you and the gp has seen this so many times it won't be embarrassing. Hope that helps.

[mxriegreg]

I'm 16 and I've given birth, therefore so many people have had to poke down there and look. It's honestly not embarrassing, just think - they've seen older, uglier and stranger vagina's than yours

[its_not_the_end in reply to mxriegreg]

I have to say that's a really cool way of thinking about it.