The manifestations of disease in women with a yeast infection include vaginal flow, irritation of the genital area, discomfort during sexual intercourse, discomfort during urination and vaginal discharge foul odor. With these symptoms, it is common for women to establish a diagnosis themselves, being also common for these women to self-medicate, without going to a doctor to confirm the diagnosis and explain the most appropriate treatment.
The practice of self and self-described in most cases results in the use of inadequate treatment, which in turn leads because the risk of persistent infection, superinfection by pathogenic bacteria and more severe injury the neck of the womb (cervix).
The best way to prevent neck injury in the array consists of:
1) diagnosis and appropriate treatment of vaginal infections, performed by a physician experienced in treating these infections
2) conducting periodic Pap test to identify early so that the changes in cell shape (dysplasia) of the cervix, and at that time indicated that the specialist treatment.