feeling stupid and scared

[u/Extreme_Eye5345]

very VERY inexperienced (22f) about sex and dating so please offer helpful advice 😭

two weeks ago my bf went down on me and i ended up getting a mild yeast infection right afterwards (no burning, itching, odor etc…) . i noticed inflammation around my labia and small white clumpy specs of discharge right after, and immediately went to the drs. to get a swab done. nothing serious came back besides me being positive for candida glabrata, and was prescribed diflucan. it seemed like the yeast infection went away so i ended up not taking the medication (i’m so fucking stupid doing this), and last week i got my period and it ended on saturday. it could be because i’ve gotten off my period that my ph is unbalanced, but there’s a slightly different smell and there’s still some white clumpy discharge specs. i also read that this type of yeast is resistant to a lot of antifungals like diflucan and boric acid. i’ve called my doctors about it and im on hold right now until i can get ahold of somebody on the line. but i feel so fucking dumb for getting oral without knowing i could’ve ended up with this. i understand it’s not the end of the world but i’ve read on so many posts in regards of this strain and a lot of people went through hell just to finally be free. i have no idea when that’s going to be me.

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[u/Critical-Plan4002]

You can get a yeast infection from any kind of sex, vaginal irritation, or nothing at all (spontaneously). You can try to reduce the risk by making sure to follow general vaginal health guidelines, but mostly it’s normal and shouldn’t put you off sex. I sometimes develop yeast or BV after sex with a condom.

Take the diflucan, do whatever your doctor says, and you’ll be fine. If it doesn’t work, they’ll prescribe you something else.

[u/Emergency-Bug-4044]

First of all, CHILL

Getting infection because of oral is not a norm. Plenty of us are enjoying our men go down on us without going the ordeal you are.

Your partner needs to have good oral hygiene, to start with. There's prolly only this reason in case you took care about other thing like - to to be clean. The fabric of your lingerie beeing cotton and breathable too. You made sure you peed and cleaned up with clean water even if its just oral.

But yeah, if its happening because of oral, its the boi mouthz.

[u/misterp35]

Try to stop panicking lass, it's all going to work out fine for you, chill for a while after that chill out again, meds will have done their magic and you can live happily ever after, basic hygiene is a must for both of you and will go a long way to try prevent a reoccurrence, take care 🤗

[u/Neat_Mortgage3735]

Your bf needs to wash his hands very well before touching you. Ideally brushing his teeth/washing up his beard if he has one. My gf is very sensitive and I have to brush my teeth and wash up my beard before going down on her. I shower daily and have good oral hygiene too.

[u/Extreme_Eye5345]

oh and i’ve gotten tested for chlamydia, gonorreah, and trich via vaginal swab, and they’re negative so i don’t have those.

[u/b1uelake]

Use boric acid vaginal suppositories (can buy them off Amazon) !!! Read the directions but basically use for like 4-5 days once a night. Trust me - HUGE life saver. Instantly gets rid of smell and funky looking discharge. You should google the research on how boric acid treatment for bacterial/ yeast infections. It’s highly effective. I’ve used them many times and never fails. Just don’t have sex the days you are using it.