yeast infection cuts?

[need to get this out of my head]

I went to the gyno for the first time in august and he did a regular exam  but i also had itchiness and swelling. then he told me he was going to take a culture for herpes because i had a few cuts inside my vagina. I had had sex for the first time a few days before and it was very dry(im thinking what may have made the cuts). I few days later i got the test results back that i had a yeast infection and then i few days from them i found out that my herpes culture was negative. About 2 months after that i had the same symptoms itching and swelling and i had a 2 cuts at the top of my outlabia. almost in my public hair region. I went to a gyno at school and she told me that it didnt look like herpes at all and that i should be fine, it was just another yeast infection. the cuts were gone in less than a day. I dont know if it was because i was extra cautious and still thought i had herpes but i always feel like im irriated down there. i went home that weekend to my regular gyno and he told me i had nothing to worry about. About a month after the 2nd yeast infection i had another cut right where my pubic hair meets my outer labia.again went away in less than a day. and i have still been experiencing irriation it feels like. so my question is does anyone experience cuts with yeast infections. because my doctor said it was common. but i am still convinced i have herpes. and my boyfriend doesnt understand why i wont touch him anymore. i am going to get blood tested for herpes on thursday but i have a feeling my doctor is going to tell me its unnecessary.

[leixo]

A question for all of you who told ur story. Are the cuts ur describing more like open sores or actually like a cut that looks like a thin line? i have had a bad yeast infection that went away. then a few weeks to a month later i think i got another one but less severe that i may still have because i have abnormal discharge. i.e. thicker and more excessive. then today i found this sore. freakee out it might be herpes but im hoping its just a yeast infection. i had a urine and blood test done 2 weeks ago today. they usually only call u when u test posituve for something. and no call so far. but still scared. please help!

[iamsickandconfused]

i've been having the same problem.. i wish people on this page would realize these 'cuts' are much more like tears. the perineum, the little bit of skin between the vagina and anus, is very delicate. i know certain sex positions can cause too much friction and tear that skin. this happened to me, the next day i was horribly sore and mortified to see what was going on when i realized how bad it hurt to pee... the skin was torn, and an open wound. because it was an open wound, it was prone to infections... such as UTI, BV, and YEAST... which i got all three of.. infections don't cause these little tears, the tears cause the infections. Ive been having trouble getting the area to heal. Sex, and spreading your legs too far apart can tear it open again, causing more risk of infection. i hope this helps..

[SharingMyExp]

Hey I just want to share my experience. I have had the 'cuts' on my labia minora (inner labia right around my vaginal opening) for over a year now. At first I freaked out and I got tested for every kind of STD imaginable. All my results were negative and I have in fact never been exposed to any type of Herpes at all. My doctor prescribed fluconazole, which helped with the yeast infection, but the cuts kept coming back. They were very painful at first and would bleed especially when i wiped after peeing. Also the pee would sting. Since I have sensitive skin it just made the situation worse. My doctor gave me the following regimen: wash myself with only water and avoid all soaps and fragrances down there. Wash all my laundry with unscented or gentle detergent such as "free and clear". She also recommended using diaper rash cream on the cuts. This cream really works... I got Sudocrem and it is very soothing and the zinc helps the cuts heal. They do keep recurring but they are not so bad anymore and they no longer bleed. The cuts hurt more and get bigger and more noticable right before my period, so hormones may also play a role (I have taken birth control pills for 6+ years). Recently I got allergy testing done and found out I am allergic to yeast (candida albicans) so the doctor gave me a bunch of guidelines for avoiding foods and drinks with yeast. My next step is to try to cut out sugar, which makes yeast grow. Also I am trying to reduce my alcohol intake... Wine and beer have yeast! And there's sugar in other drinks/mixers! And also I am looking into natural yeast fighting supplements like Caprylic Acid and Pau D'Arco. Look it up! There are other "candida cleanses" available as well. So.. After a year, the cuts still recur, then go away, then recur again, but they are nowhere near as bad as they first were. Also I don't experience really painful itchy severe yeast infections anymore. I advise you all to be tested for candida allergy. And use diaper rash cream on the cuts to soothe and heal them. Also avoid sugar. Best of luck.

[amandaleigh1991]

You are talking about HPV the human papiloma virus. And the cream is painful. The cream made me get yeast infections and made my vaginal so raw that it peeled the skin. I had literally one layer of thin skin over my clit and it hurt so bad I had to quit in 3 days. The other treatment my doctor said that they burn it out and it hurts.

[blossom40]

I tend to get small tears in my perineum also- and it's ALWAYS a sign of a yeast infection. I have not had a sexual partner in YEARS- so I know it's not an STD- an dI get checked every year anyhow just  in case...What I want to know is how to PREVENT this from happening over and over. I keep getting these infections once or twice a month. I've given up sugar and I only wear cotton underwear. I do swim but I wash my swimsuit in warm water and chlorine-free bleach. Any ideas ?

[help2012]

Does it burn when you pee??