DISEASES

Avoid Self-diagnosis of Yeast Infections and Cystitis

Author: Dr. Lee
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Time: 2012/3/22 17:37:03

Self-diagnosis is actually not a wise choice when people suspect that he was sick. And usually, this action can cause results that can never be retrieved.

breast swelling, genital itching, they are more inclined to search the internet for information to judge their problems, but not to go to the doctor. Usually, in this the age of information explosion, people prefer to make self-diagnosis with information from Internet and even purchase medicine themselves. Through an inquisition which is made by health care consumer agencies, we can find that about sixty percent of women are much more fond of self-diagnosis than women of several years ago.

However, drawing a rash conclusion on physical well-being and drug use is definitely a dangerous thing. Actually patinets hardly realize that they are risking their lives. Here we list some diseases that women most like to make self-diagnosis. The aim is to help more women know why they are in need of professional examination and treatment.

Yeast infection

Yeast infection is not a rare disease for humans, but it can be easily cured by medicine that can be bought in ordinary pharmacy. A survey in 2005 indicates that two-thirds women can wrongly diagnosis themselves with yeast infection and try to be smart to take antibiotic applied to treat yeast infection. Meanwhile, more than one-fifth women indeed are infected with yeast infection and its resulting vaginitis or trichomoniasis, but without taking the right antibiotic. What's more, some medicine can change symptoms of the disease, the fact is that patients are in a severer condition, but they think the condition is improving. As a matter of fact, some yeast infection pretent very well. Take herpes as an example, if it only appears pathological changes inside the body, yeast infection is not easily diagnosed. Besides, chlamydia bacteria can lead to serious pelvic inflammatory disease. Also, there is a kind of vaginal bacteria that is able to change acidity of the vagina and increase the risk of HIV or human papilloma virus.

If you have suffered from yeast infection and feel genital itching again, please go to the hospital. In this situation, if your judgement is right, you are able to settle it yourself. However if you made the wrong decision, you must go to the doctor next time. Furthermore, if repeated infections attack after taking medicine with two or three days, and complicated with fever and pelvic pain, patients should immediately stop taking this medicine.

cystitis Perplex

Bladder discomfort is always induced by urinary tract infections.

Excruciating pain and frequent urination are torment for cystitis patients. Whereas, most women hope stay at home and use drugs to solve their problems. Commonly, drinking more water and acidic fruit is helpful to prevent urine tract infection, but not to cure it. Bladder pain medications contain elements that can numb nerves, then veil the aggravating condition. When the bladder can't feel anything from infection and pain, bacteria can invade patients' kidney and infect other organs through blood. Therefore, if you have never had urine tract infection but feel buring when urinating and suffer from continuous frequent urination, you ought to go to the hospital.

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