For a small percentage of women, Monistat won’t cure their vaginal yeast infection. Some try something else and it works, and other women will suffer from chronic yeast infections until they get the treatment right. There are a few reasons why Monistat doesn’t cure some infections and they are explained below.

You don’t have a yeast infection

Many women now self diagnose their vaginal infection, and sometime they get it wrong. For these women Monistat won’t work because Monistat only treats yeast infections. There are other vaginal infections that have very similar symptoms to a yeast infection but they are a lot more dangerous to your health if they are not treated in time.

Misdiagnosing your infection can lead to permanent damage to your reproductive organs or kidneys if it isn’t treated correctly and in time. If you haven’t been to see your doctor yet for a correct diagnosis it’s important to your health that you do.

You haven’t used the treatment for long enough

A big mistake many women make with Monistat is not using it for the full course of treatment. This is more common with Monistat 7 as it needs to be used every day for 7 days. The problems start when after 2 or 3 days the symptoms disappear so the treatment gets stopped. Although the symptoms have cleared there will still be yeast active inside the vagina so when the treatment stops the infection instantly returns.

Resistant yeast

When the above happens you run into the problem of creating resistant yeast that have mutated into a form that the Monistat can no longer kill. All the treatment will do is make the yeast stronger, and every time the treatment is applied the infection gets worse.

There’s an underlying cause of your infections

Anti fungal treatments only treat the symptoms of a yeast infection, they don’t in any way attack the cause of the infection. The cause could be…

• Illness or health condition
• Weakened immune system
• An unbalanced intestinal flora
• Poor diet high in sugar

Until you find the cause of your infections you’ll never fully cure yourself.

See your doctor

Because of all the reasons above it’s important that you first see your doctor as soon as you start suffering from any symptoms of a yeast infection. Although Monistat is easily purchased online or over the counter it should never be used without the guidance of a professional. More women now suffer from chronic yeast infections that are caused by resistant yeast since Monistat became available without prescription

Resistant yeast don’t only infect the Vagina, but they can also infect your intestines, and that can lead to an infection of your bloodstream.

Your doctor will give you a correct diagnosis, and will prescribe you or advice you on the correct treatment, and tell exactly how long to use it for.