TAKE THRUSH SERIOUSLY TAKE THRUSH SERIOUSLY
Thrush is a common vaginal infection with 75% of women developing it at least once in a lifetime.
For the 5% who develop recurrent or repeated thrush infections, it can be a challenging disease to manage.
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A severe thrush infection can lead to neurological damage of the vulvar vestibule. This is a chronic, incurable and disabling pain disorder.
THRUSH CAN CAUSE NERVE DAMAGE IN THE VULVA
Most gynaecologists do not know the dangers of thrush as they are not taught about the basics of vulva anatomy and pain syndromes at medical school. This means there is no prevention of thrush-induced neuropathic vulvodynia and it can take years to be diagnosed.
NERVE DAMAGE IS OFTEN INCURABLE
Identifying a
thrush infection
Check if you have
a thrush infection
Recurrent
Thrush
Understand why your thrush keeps coming back
Repeated
thrush infections
Understand why your thrush comes yearly and what to do
Thrush-induced
vulvodynia
Understand the link between thrush and nerve damage
GYNOS AREN'T TAUGHT THE BASIC ANATOMY OF THE VULVA
How to find a decent thrush doctor
If it's your first or second thrush infection, most gynaecologists will be able to test, diagnose and treat you.
However if you've had > 5 infections in a lifetime, you need a consultant who understands the stakes; a severe infection > 2 weeks could lead to neurological damage and disability. (The more infections you have in a lifetime, the more drug-resistant, the more likely you'll have a severe infection). Your best option is a vulva pain clinic – not a standard gynaecologist as after repeat infections you'll need treatment that's sensitive to your skin and won't trigger further inflamation.
PREVENTION > CURE PREVENTION > CURE
Thrush News
LIVED EXPERIENCE LIVED EXPERIENCE
Founder's story
My name is Philly
I set up this website so that no woman has to go through what I have been through. A severe thrush infection left me with neurological damage in my vulva vestibule, which took just under 2 years to diagnose.
A misdiagnosis of cytolytic vaginosis and associated prescription of augmentin triggered recurrent thrush and rendered me disabled by pain. My career has been derailed, my dreams of having a family indefinitely on hold and having been living in constant pain for 2+ years. The prospect that my genitals will burn for the rest of my life is devastating and it's a damning indictment on the state of women's health that it's taking a patient to raise awareness and help prevent the development of nerve damage in other women.
If you are prone to thrush, you have the right to know the real risks and stop nerve damage before it starts.
