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36-40,
anonymous
writes:I thought I knew a lot about sexually transmitted infections, but now I think I need some advice, please. I know thrush/candidiasis is not a sexually transmitted disease as such, although partners can pass it to one another during sex. So, it seems like my bf has developed symptoms of thrush (red, painful end of his penis, no discharge, no pain when he urinates) which he says started whilst we were having sex two days ago (I'm on the contraceptive pill and neither of us have had STIs before, so we don't use condoms most of the time). The thing that's bugging me is that I thought men usually get thrush from infected females...and I have not had any symptoms of thrush at all and have never had thrush myself, so I don't think he has caught it from me. I do trust him, our relationship (6 months) is going great so far, but I am left wondering where he got the thrush from. He says he has not slept with anyone else since we started seeing each other, although he has had sex with previous girlfriends without condoms in the past, and said his girlfriend 8 years ago had thrush, although he has never had symptoms of it himself before. I'm also a bit freaked out that his pain started while we were having sex! So we're obviously not having sex again til his symptoms have cleared up...What I would like to know is, can a female have thrush without having any symptoms? Can thrush lie dormant in a male for years?? Should I be worried that he has symptoms of thrush when I don't??Thanks for your advice.
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reader, anonymous, writes (15 March 2011): Thrush doesnt generally lay dormant for years. You dont mention whether your boyfriends problem has been properly diagnosed or not. So i would start there and get him off to the doctor or an STD clinic for a proper diagnosis. If it is something infectious you may need checking too. But dont accuse him of anything until you have the facts as some infections are totally unrelated to sexual behaviour.
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reader, DoubleM  +, writes (15 March 2011):
 Reportedly, "thrush" is the term typically used in Great Britain for a yeast infection. Men generally catch this malady from infected women, who may also contract the infection from infected men. It can take months to overcome a serious infection, which also manifests in "cotton mouth" (white coating on tongue, with bumps) and other symptoms. Daily yogurt may help, both ingested and topically in the vagina. Probiotic pills and other purported remedies may or may not help. Women may be more susceptible than men, but yeast infection is certainly a sexually transmitted disease, and can become serious when untreated over time.
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