Do i have a yeast infection PLEASE HELP!!?

ok so im 16 (not sexually active)and ive had what i think is a yeast infection for a month now .it started out just itching then my vagina started to burn so i bought monistat7 and the burning and some of the itching went away.the thick,white discharge also went away.my vagina was and is still pinker than usual and there are bumps inside my vagina flaps and also scale type bumps kinda like in a redish patch on my lower vagina,around my vagina are bumps also.please someone who has experienced this or is a doctor tell me what i have and how to cure it im freaking out and cant stop worrying..i already know i need to see a doctor but i cant tell my mom she'll think i have aids or something..can this be from shaving? i also wear tight clothes alot.just someone help!!!

Look, your mom will NOT think you have AIDS. Women get inbalances and it not shameful or your fault. Jeez.

You could have shaving irritation. You could have gotten a common bacterial infection when you treated your yeast infection, you could have a fungal infection, you could be allergic to whatever it is you are washing with or shaving with, etc. Go see a doctor for heaven's sake. Wear cotton underwear and loose clothes. Get wet clothes off fast since warmth and wetness can bring on any of the above. Seriously, see a doctor. You should not be uncomfortable for a month and no one is going to think you did any thing wrong. At 16 you should have a gynecologist anyway and your mom doesn't need to know what goes on between you and the doc unless you want her to. It is called the Privacy Act. So...see someone, okay? You should get tested so you can get treated and be on with your happy life instead of walking around worried and uncomfortable.

More than a yeast infection dear, and it won't go away by itself. You have to see a doctor. The longer you wait the worse it will get.

Talk to your mother, she knows that a gyn will be able to tell if you are still a virgin so you have no worry of her thinking you are sexually active. Then see a Dr. right away, it sounds like you may have had a yeast infection but did not receive the right treatment or treat it for the right length of time. Sometimes a Urinary Tract Infection can burn when urinating and cause small bumps in the vaginal region. But please. talk to your mom, that's what moms' are for. Take care!

It does sound like you had a yeast infection with the itchyness and white cottage cheese like discharge, but if you have never had a yeast infection and this would be your first, you should have gone to a GYNO instead of going out and buying Monistat.

As for the little bumps and red patch, I would definately see a doctor now. Tell him/her that you had a vaginal yeast infection and that you used the Monistat 7 brand. That could be the cause for the new symptoms you have now.

It sounds like you had a yeast infection, but you're still having irritation.....

I used to get recurrent yeast infections...and sometimes the treatment for that would cause a bacterial infection, which must be treated with oral antibiotics. The tight clothes are probably not helping much at this point...causing more irritation. The shaving can cause little red bumps (razor burn), and little bumps that look like pimples from infected hair follicles...especially in skin creases.

Your mom shouldn't think you have AIDS. Bacterial infections after treatment of a fungal (yeast) infection actually is more common than you'd think.

If you have a planned parenthood close by, you should be able to get an exam there (being 16 in some states will allow the exam without parent notification) and get treatment for whatever is going on down there.

Planned Parenthood is NOT just for preventing pregnancy...I've known women to go there when they cannot afford other docs because of no insurance for their Paps, birth control pills...or if you have a Women's Health Clinic nearby.

But you should probably talk to your mom. My mom was the weirdest when I was your age...and very hard to talk to...but she would have understood if I had some sort of female problem that needed to be looked at by a doctor, especially if it was causing me the discomfort you sound like you have. If it is a secondary bacterial infection, the only way to be sure is to see a doctor so they can run a quick test and get you treatment with antibiotics.