whitegiraffe

p.s. If you’re truly having yeast infections tied to your cycle, remind me to PM you about boric acid. Works about a million times better than prescription meds. what is this boric acid you speak of ?? I'm curious!

Me! I acquired HSV2 18-25 years before ever getting diagnosed. I had no idea all that time. I thought I was just cursed with frequent itchy yeast infections. Once I was diagnosed and started to pay attention, I realized that while I did have mild yeast infections once in a blue moon, most of my symptoms were from HSV and absolutely tied to my menstrual cycle. Valtrex didn’t really do anything for me, but acyclovir has been a godsend. My itching is all but gone (only the tiniest bit every few months or so) and I haven’t had a “yeast infection” for well over a year. I was on the pill for years and I will say I had fewer true yeast infections for most of those years....seems like the yeast infections flared up right when I started and stopped the pill. Have you tried antivirals to see if they help? I'm prescribed acyclovir for OBs only and not on daily supressive dose, it sounds like when you started taking suppressive meds it helped with your yeast infections. They are just annoying to take care of on top of having a cycle!

I was diagnosed with HSV2 in July, since then I've only had much less minor OBs with either after sex or right before my period, and it seems to be coupled with yeast infections. I was just wondering if anyone else has had similar problems the first few months with their diagnosis? Does my body eventually get control or is this something I will have to combat for years? It seems to be hormonal for me since I'll get a yeast infection a few days before then my period will arrive. Would this be fixed with birth control?

First off let me say, everyone who shares their story or experience has helped me immensely. I've been lurking for awhile since I got diagnosed. Bear with me, this is a long post. I had sex with a guy I've been seeing steadily on 6/28 and started showing symptoms about 2-4 days later. We started with a condom but I was kinda dry so he pulled it off and then pulled out when he finished. Now let me say we've had some problems with trust and being exclusive in the first several months I've known him. Later that day he disclosed to me he's been sleeping with several other women and we talked it out and resolved our issues etc. So fast forward to beginning of July and I made an appointment with Planned Parenthood to get STD checked because I started to have some pain with urination (little did I know it was just the urine hitting my sores) and I thought it was a UTI and I didn't want to upset him by saying it was a STD check. July 5th is my appointment and at this time I don't have any major symptoms besides the two painful papercut like sores. I get the usual exam and nurse swabs for chlamydia and gonorrhea, but states she thinks it could be herpes because of the two sores. I never in my wildest dreams would think herpes, I just thought I was raw from sex since it was pretty rough. She checks my swab on a microscope as well and then sees that I have bacterial vaginosis which is not terrible & glad I could get that fixed easily with some antibiotics. Also found out I was pregnant from a faintly positive urine test and I had some pink discharge, so I was more stressed about that than any possible STD. Later that weekend I developed more blisters and a major headache and back pain and I started to accept my fate of it being herpes. I got my results back from the swab and I was HSV2 + and given a prescription for acyclovir. Now its been several weeks and the guy I slept with is now my boyfriend, who loves me and vice versa. I've healed from my primary OB. We've talked about how serious and committed we are, as we are dating to marry. However and I'm 95% sure I got it from him as I got tested Feb 2016 and I was negative for iGg for HSV2. And I've had protected sex for the most part with all my partners or have checked to see if partner is clean since then except for ONE TIME in May 2016 but I never had any symptoms until now. I do know I have HSV1 from cold sore, but that has never bothered me since my PCP was very kind about addressing it, so I obviously didn't think much of it. I don't know how to bring it up/ask him to go get tested and see if he is carrying the HSV2 virus, he has no symptoms. I'm terrified this will end our relationship because of our history and trouble in the beginning he'd think I was unfaithful. Also terrified because there is a chance his test will be negative and I will have no idea how I got HSV2.