Chronic mild yeast infections. Help!

[rp1234]

I'm 21 years old and an active and healthy female. Up until around 8 months ago at this point I had never had a yeast infection. Then I noticed I was consistently itchy down there. I could not for the life of me figure out why but I ruled out a yeast infection because it wasn't unbearable itching and I had no discharge. Fast forward to now, I have had to cure 3 yeast infections with diflucan so far and they keep coming back. So, I'm starting to think it's my birth control. I switched pills about a year ago now to Reclipsen and now Enskyce because they changed the manufacturer. This has a fairly high does of estrogen because I suffered breakthrough bleeding on every other pill I've taken, but I noticed that once my bleeding stopped, the itching started. Has anyone else had this problem with their birth control? I'm considering talking to my doctor but I just wanted to first see if this could really be causing it.

[specialmom]

Ugh, I have not.  I would call your doctor about it and see if you can try another.  Which I know you say you've been on many.  Other things you can try are probiotics (the yogurt, the new drinks or pills), wear cotton panties mostly, air out (maybe no undies when you sleep), cut down on sugar.  Never douche (which I'm sure you know).  But if you are finding a correlation to your pill, you'll have to talk to your doctor.  There are other means of birth control . . .but I know that's a pain.  Let us know what your doc says.