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Are all infections considered STD's?
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University of Washington
Seattle - WA
Welcome to the STD Forum, which is intended only for questions and support pertaining to sexually transmitted diseases other than HIV/AIDS, including chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, human papillomavirus, genital warts, trichomonas, other vaginal infections, nongonoccal urethritis (NGU), cervicitis, molluscum contagiosum, chancroid, and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). All questions will be answered by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D. or Edward W Hook, MD.
Are all infections considered STD's?
by inquiry3, Oct 16, 2004 12:00AM
I recently got a yeast infection, is this considered a sexually transmitted disease? All information about yeast infections are inconclusive as to their origins. Also If I have been having unprotected sex with my partner does he need to be treated as well, and how do they treat a yeast infection in a male?
Doctor's Answer
by H. Hunter Handsfield, M.D., Oct 17, 2004 12:00AM
, Oct 17, 2004 12:00AM
No, yeast infections are not sexually transmitted, with rare exceptions. Yeast is a kind of fungus. Various species of yeasts/fungi (e.g., Candida and others) are normally present on and around various parts of the body, including the rectum and vagina; most women carry yeasts some of the time and in some women they are always present. In other words, when a "yeast infection" occurs, it isn't that the yeast has newly arrived; it has been there all the time. The reasons yeasts grow to larger amoungs, or that your body reacts to them with irritation, are quite varied and often aren't known--although hormonal fluctuations, changes in other bacteria in the vagina (e.g., after antibiotic therapy for another infection).
Having said all that, there are exceptions. Occasionally a man may get a penile yeast infection by exposure to a woman with vaginal yeast; and on very rare occasion, a woman may acquire infection from a male partner.
I hope this helps. Regards-- HHH, MD
Having said all that, there are exceptions. Occasionally a man may get a penile yeast infection by exposure to a woman with vaginal yeast; and on very rare occasion, a woman may acquire infection from a male partner.
I hope this helps. Regards-- HHH, MD
