my mother in law gave me a pill that helps with yest infections but that was a few days ago and i haven’t seem any changes at all. can a yest infection get worst and turn into something els

A few days after my period, I noticed some itching around my crotch area. This went on for 2-3 days without becoming severe. I then had sex with my boyfriend yesterday, but it did not feel good, so I had him pull out. He noticed little chunks of white discharge on his penis, so we eventually came to the conclusion that I had a yeast infection. I have never had one before. We just went and purchased the generic store brand of Monistat 3-Day with three vaginal suppositories and three applicators (I’d heard that the actual Monistat brand burns upon application, so I didn’t want to take any chances with that). I am a little puzzled by the applicators and the suppositories, but I’ll figure it out tonight before use. I am 25 years old, to give some background.

I was wondering, since we had sex while I had the yeast infection, does he need to get treated as well? I have read that he could cause me to get another vaginal yeast infection if we had sex again after I treat what I have now. How does a male get treated for this? We will not be having sex until I am rid of this yeast infection.

Also, do vaginal yeast infections ever go away on their own, or do they always need to be cured with OTC or doctor-prescribed treatments? Are there any side effects of waiting more than a few days to get treated?

Thank you for any knowledgeable help and advice.
Thank you for all the responses so far. The itching around the vulva has gotten pretty severe today. I have researched and it seems that I have virtually all of the yeast infection symptoms (I have experienced an STI and even bacterial vaginitis in the past, and this is neither of those).

I’m sort of a hypochondriac, so I’m not sure.

After having sex a few days ago the area around my clitoris has been really sore and sensitive, also sometimes itchy. Today I had some white discharge, but there is none of the urge to pee or inner-vagina itchiness that I associate with a yeast infection. Should I buy medicine just in case?

I was diagnosed with a yeast infection by my gynecologist back in November, but it was very mild, so she gave me a prescription for some cream and told me to fill it only if I started to get symptoms. Well, for the past few weeks, (TMI warning) I was feeling somewhat itchy down there, I was getting some of that distinctive cottage cheese discharge, and I realized that I was drying out very quickly during sex, and that was making sex rather uncomfortable and somewhat painful. Over the past few days, the discharge became more copious, and this morning, when I woke up, it burned when I urinated, so my mother (who is a P.A.) wrote me a prescription for Diflucan, which I took this morning.

My question is, I really haven’t been itching or burning all that much: I only have the discharge and the painful urination (it only starts to hurt about halfway through). Is it common to have a yeast infection without intense itching and/or burning?

I’ve been taking antibiotics for at least a week, and on wednesday i seem to have the symptoms: bready-yeasty smelling discharge and some itching. at night it became worse.

then over the last few days, without any help from medications it seems to have gone.

is it gone for good, or will it come back?
should i still get some otc products or not?
please help.