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I was。 Suffering from recurrent vagina yeast infection。 But doctor gave me a medicine of... A week. For antifungal, antibacterial, and... To insert vaginal tablets. Vaginal. With probiotic capsules. But the infections was recurrent, more than six times in six months, so I changed the doctor. The new doctor told me... To take... The antifungal Meticell. Four. A week. Once daily. Then for six weeks. One per week. Along with it. I had to take... My probiotic capsules. But after that one week of taking medicines... My vaginal... Secretion... Has not stopped. I meant the vaginal yeast secretion has not stopped. Is it because I had intercourse during the... treatment? Or is it because by mistake I just took... A weak medicine of antifungal, but not probiotic.

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Having sex during treatment can cause irritation or make symptoms feel worse, but yeast infection is not usually acquired through sex, so intercourse alone is unlikely to explain persistent discharge. Avoid sex until you have been reassessed and symptoms are gone, especially if vaginal tablets or creams are being used. Some vaginal antifungal products can also weaken latex condoms.

Missing the probiotic capsules is unlikely to be the reason the treatment failed. Current CDC guidance finds no substantial evidence that probiotics treat vulvovaginal yeast infection. The antifungal treatment and identifying the actual cause of the discharge matter more. See the CDC candidiasis guidance.

Because you have had more than six episodes in six months, this is recurrent/complicated vulvovaginal candidiasis. Persistent discharge after the first week can mean several things:

The infection has not yet cleared, or needs longer induction treatment.
The discharge could partly be residue from a vaginal tablet or cream.
It may not be yeast, or may be a mixed infection such as bacterial vaginosis or trichomoniasis.
It may be a non-albicans Candida species, such as Candida glabrata, which may not respond well to standard azole antifungals.
There may be an underlying contributor, such as recent antibiotic use, diabetes/high blood sugar, steroid use, or immune suppression.

Do not add extra antifungal doses, restart old antibiotics, or stop the prescribed long-term plan without speaking to your new doctor. Contact them now and say: “I have persistent discharge after the initial treatment and I have had more than six episodes in six months.” Ask for a vaginal examination and vaginal swab/culture or PCR with species identification, and possibly antifungal susceptibility testing. This is specifically recommended for recurrent or persistent cases in the CDC recurrent-VVC recommendations.

Also, I cannot safely identify “Meticell” from the spelling alone. Bring the package or send your doctor/pharmacist a clear photo of the label so they can confirm the exact medicine, strength, and schedule. A common recurrent-yeast plan involves an initial longer course followed by weekly suppressive treatment for months, but the right regimen depends on the yeast species and whether pregnancy is possible.

Seek urgent medical assessment sooner if you have fever, pelvic/lower-abdominal pain, sores/blisters, strong foul odor, green/yellow discharge, bleeding, severe swelling/pain, or possible pregnancy.

How can I tell yeast discharge from BV or trichomoniasis?

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You usually cannot tell with certainty from discharge alone. The patterns below are clues, but mixed infections are possible and medications or vaginal tablets can change the appearance of discharge.

Feature	Yeast infection (Candida)	Bacterial vaginosis (BV)	Trichomoniasis (trich)
Discharge	White, often thick or clumpy/curd-like. It can also be thin.	Thin, smooth, uniform white, gray, or gray-green discharge that coats the vaginal wall	Often yellow-green, sometimes thin or frothy, and may be more copious
Odor	Usually little or no odor	Typical fishy odor, often more noticeable after sex or during menstruation	May be unpleasant or fishy
Itching/burning	Often prominent itching, burning, redness, swelling, soreness, pain with sex or urination	Usually mild or absent itching/irritation	Irritation, burning, redness and discomfort may occur
Sexually transmitted?	No, not usually	Not classed as an STI, though sexual activity can be associated with it	Yes. A partner can have no symptoms and still pass it on
Other clues	Vulval redness, small fissures, external soreness	Often no major inflammation	Sometimes a clinician sees a “strawberry cervix,” but this cannot be checked at home

These are tendencies, not rules. For example, yeast does not always make a thick white discharge, and trich is often not green or frothy. The medical texts also note that mixed infections can produce atypical discharge.

The reliable way to distinguish them

Ask for an in-person vaginal assessment rather than treating based on the discharge appearance. Useful tests include:

Vaginal pH: BV and trich commonly raise it above 4.5; yeast often does not.
Microscopy/wet mount: can show yeast, BV “clue cells,” or moving trichomonas.
NAAT/PCR test for trichomonas, which is more accurate than wet mount.
Because your symptoms are recurrent, a yeast culture or PCR with species identification is particularly important. It can identify non-albicans yeast and guide treatment if standard antifungals are not working.

CDC recommends diagnostic testing for T. vaginalis in women seeking care for vaginal discharge, and recommends culture/PCR for complicated or recurrent yeast symptoms. See the CDC trichomoniasis guideline, BV guideline, and recurrent yeast guidance.

Until you are tested, avoid sex or use condoms consistently. If trichomoniasis is found, all current sex partners need treatment and sex should wait until treatment is completed for both partners and symptoms have resolved. Seek prompt care if you have lower abdominal/pelvic pain, fever, sores, bleeding, or pregnancy.

But the thing is that... I have took the medicine of just one week, but more seven weeks... And left it. Is it that after one week my vaginal discharge... Has to be, like, stopped instantly, or will it take time? After the completion of my course will it possible?

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No, the discharge does not have to stop instantly after the first week. With an effective antifungal, itching/burning often starts improving within a few days, and discharge may take several days to settle. If you used vaginal tablets or cream, some discharge can also be leftover medicine coming out.

However, with recurrent yeast symptoms, the later weekly doses are usually a maintenance/suppression phase. They are meant to reduce recurrence after the initial infection has been brought under control. They are not a substitute for confirming that the initial infection has cleared.

Because you say you stopped the remaining weekly treatment, do not assume that the infection will resolve just by waiting. And do not restart or double doses on your own. Contact the prescribing doctor or pharmacist today with the medication package and explain exactly:

what medicine and strength you took
how many daily doses you took
how many weekly doses you missed
whether the discharge is improving, unchanged, or worse
whether there is itching, burning, odor, or yellow/green discharge

Since you have had more than six episodes in six months and still have discharge after initial treatment, you should be examined and have a vaginal swab/culture or PCR. It may still be yeast, but it could be BV, trichomoniasis, a mixed infection, or a yeast type that does not respond well to the usual antifungal. CDC advises review and testing when symptoms persist after treatment, and recommends culture/PCR for recurrent or complicated yeast infection. CDC recurrent yeast guidance

Do not wait until the full original course is over if symptoms are unchanged or worsening. Seek urgent care sooner for fever, lower abdominal pain, strong foul odor, green/yellow discharge, sores, bleeding, severe pain/swelling, or possible pregnancy.

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