Untreated fungal infection
Hello dear medical team,
I am not usually a hypochondriac, but I have a small concern. This year, we want to start trying to conceive. In my annual check-ups, everything has always been fine. I have a fairly regular cycle, have never taken the pill, and have been tracking my temperature for months. The temperature curve is mostly good (of course, 1 or 2 cycles may have had a short high phase due to stress), otherwise it's 11 days of high temperature. Unfortunately, I read a newspaper article that said an untreated vaginal yeast infection can lead to infertility. This reminded me of something that happened about 10 years ago. I was 17 and knew something wasn't right (crumbly discharge, itching), but don't ask me why: I didn't go to the doctor. Every time my period came, the yeast infection would briefly go away (or lessen, or I would notice it less) and I thought, "It'll go away." Eventually, it went away on its own. (I can't remember exactly) but it was definitely 8 months... Totally embarrassing and absolutely incomprehensible but I can't change it. Since then, I had another yeast infection that went away immediately with suppositories and I have been fine since then. If I ever feel a slight itch, I use the yeast cream and everything is okay in a few hours. I go to the doctor every year and I even remember that in 2010 I had a swab done and the doctor said the environment was great. I even had a Chlamydia test done (I have never had unprotected sex but still wanted to have it tested once). Now to the current issue: I am very anxious because of this newspaper article. Although a vaginal ultrasound is done every year, I read that adhesions cannot be seen. So my question is: would I have noticed if bacteria had risen due to my previous untreated yeast infection and caused a fallopian tube infection or adhesions? Should I bring up this topic again with my gynecologist (she doesn't know about the previous untreated infection)? Thank you.
