Hello all! I got my first yeast infection unfortunately. :(. Symptoms started 5 days ago (itchiness etc) but no white discharge so I thought maybe I was just irritated as that happens to me sometimes. I had sex with no condom on day 2, and then the next day I saw the white discharge and realized what it was. I went to the doctor and started a 3 day monistat treatment (which I am taking my last one today, then I start a pill prescribed by the doctor).
My question is, how long should I wait to have sex with him because he may have it and pass it back to me? From my understanding, we should wait 7-10 days after treatment for ourselves to make sure everything is gone, but it can live on a penis with no symptoms. My mom suggested waiting for a while and then if I get it again then I’d know if he had it and we’d both get treated. I stupidly forgot to ask my doctor. But I was just wondering if there was a specific time we should wait to like let it die off of him? Sorry I’m not sure if that’s how it works but I’m still so new to women’s health and this is my first ever issue with my vagina regarding uti’s/yeast infections besides a uti when I was 8.
Thank you all for being a safe space to talk about this with and ask questions.