How long will it take for a yeast infection to go away?

Was this actually diagnosed by a health care provider as being a yeast infection⁠ (yeast infection: An infection of the vagina caused by an overgrowth of the yeast Candida albicans, which naturally lives on the body. (candidiasis)) ? If it was, then your provider should have told you how long you should wait before becoming sexually active⁠ (sexually active: Someone who has had or is currently having some kind of genital sex with a partner or partners.) again. If it was not, then you need to get yourself to your health care provider or clinic to get this checked out⁠ (out: Short for ‘out of the closet’. When someone’s LGBTQ+ identity is known to other people.) . Self-diagnosing vaginal infections is not a good idea. Many infections can be different, but display very similar symptoms. If you don’t actually have a yeast infection, but you treat with an OTC yeast infection treatment, you can actually give yourself a yeast infection by upsetting the balance in your vagina⁠ (vagina: The internal passage leading from the opening of the vulva to the cervix of the uterus.) with the treatment. Then you end up with whatever issue you had going on to begin with and then a yeast infection on top⁠ (top: In sexuality, this is someone who wants to take the/a lead during sex with a partner or partners, or to consensually take the role of being in charge of sexual actions.) of it and you haven’t really treated the actual problem! So if you’ve never been diagnosed with a yeast infection before by a professional and you diagnosed this one yourself, you’ll want to get this checked out ASAP.

If this has been diagnosed as a yeast infection and correctly treated, then you will want to hold off on sexual⁠ (sexual: About or relating in some way to sex or sexuality.) activities involving your genitals⁠ (genitals: Body parts that are generally, culturally, scientifically or personally considered to be external sexual or reproductive organs.) for a while. With treatment, most yeast infections take from one to two weeks to clear up entirely. While your symptoms may have subsided, that does not mean that your body has cleared the infection⁠ (infection: When harmful microbes, or germs, or harmful levels of microbes/germs, enter the body and multiply, causing illness. The common cold, flu viruses, sexually transmitted infections, chickenpox, impetigo, rabies and diphtheria are some kinds of infections.) yet. It is going to take some time, so hold off on sexual activity for a while. Starting back again too soon can inflame your tissues further causing even more discomfort, or you might end up upsetting the balance of things again and causing the infection to flare. Further, if you and your partner⁠ (partner: In a sexual context, a person with whom someone is having some kind of sex. The term “partner” can be used for all kinds of relationships, not just serious ones. “Partner” can also mean the person someone is with in a romantic or familial partnership.) are not using condoms, you will definitely want to start that and your partner should watch for signs of infection in himself. While it is not as common, it is possible for a person with a penis⁠ (penis: One of the two external reproductive organs of people often assigned male at birth.) to pick up a yeast infection and pass it on (or back) to their partner.

Check out the following link for more information:

• FBI Files: Candidiasis, AKA, Yeast Infections
• STI Risk Assessment: The Cliff’s Notes