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From: bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: soc.women,net.med
Subject: Re: Yeast infection (yech!)
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Date: Mon, 22-Sep-86 20:05:40 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 22 20:05:40 1986
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(re: advice for men to use yogurt to treat/prevent yeast infection)

>...After all, the beasties are on the outer surface -- not _in_ your
>y.t., ON it.
>
>				STella Calvert

Do you have any reason to say this? I think you're wrong. Having had
troubles (once) with this I can say quite authoritatively that the
little things like to find their way in and I doubt you want to
attempt to apply yogurt there.

The right answer is most likely; a) avoid intercourse while your SO is
treating an infection b) if you must or feel horribly worried use a
condom or (better) stop worrying so much c) if you do develop an
infection it is somewhat unpleasant* but take comfort throughout that
the treatment is very effective, symptoms were gone for me in about 24
hours, another good reason to not worry a whole lot about it. I was
told it's quite uncommon to get infected thusly, I'd be surprised if
more than a handful of net readers ever have even heard of this malady
in men before it came up here on the list.

It's probably less of a risk than falling off the bed and hitting
your head on something.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University

* Some dripping, mild burning on urination, I suppose it could progress
but that should be enough to send you to a doctor or else you're your
own fool.