Information On The Yeast Infection Test
May be you suspect you have a yeast infection but don’t know for sure. You may have considered going to a health expert such a physician or doctor but might be a bit too embarrassed to go. What will happen if you go? What can you expect? What will the test involve? What will they think of me if I have a yeast infection?
There could be many more questions you have this article will answer some of the most common and important considerations concerning the yeast infection test and the relatively unknown yeast infection spit test.
If you think you are alone in having yeast infection concerns you most certainly are not. Millions of women (and men as well for that matter) all over the world develop the condition at some stage during there lives for no apparent ‘fault’ of their own.
As with most diagnostic testing, it is important to consider the whole picture and not just one indicative sign or symptom. If you were to go to a physician the likelihood is you will be asked a number of questions designed to reveal your medical history like whether you have suffered from a similar condition before, for example a skin condition affecting the vagina, vulva, penis or area of skin in close vicinity to the genitalia. You may be also asked about whether you have taken antibiotics for example or whether you have ever had athletes foot or jock-itch.
Depending on your consultant the questioning could be quite comprehensive or it may be that they already have a detailed medical history.
What may also occur is a medical examination where there is a visual inspection of any signs and symptoms of the candidiasis. The symptoms can be numerous.
In women they include the following:
Vaginal itching or even a burning sensation
Experiencing pain in the vagina during intercourse and/or urination
Disharge of ‘cottage cheese’ like substance usually white but sometimes yellow from the vagina
General fatigue and lethargy
In men they include the following:
Red rash on the penis or close to the penis
White Lesions on or close to the penis
Itching or irritaiton
Burning sensation
Possible minor white discharge
If the symptoms above are present then it begins to point to a higher probably that yeast infection is present and that the candida fungus is excessive or not. It’s presence can then be confirmed (or not) by sampling and laboratory testing. In order for a laboratory yeast infection test to be carried out a sample needs to be taken and this is usually a sample of the vaginal white discharge if it is present. It may be necessary to take the sample from within the vagina.
Once tested the presence of the candida fungus that is the source of the infection can be confirmed or otherwise and a course of treatment can be undertaken.
Incidentally, there is a quick and simple test you can undertake at home to determine the severity of the yeast infection which is sometimes referred to as the Yeast Infection Spit Test. This involves spitting some of your saliva into a glass of mineral water or reverse osmosis water. After leaving it and waiting for approximately one hour take a look at the pattern that the saliva has made by looking into the water through the clear glass.
