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Self-Treatment for Vaginal Candidiasis Misguided
Published in Women's Health Weekly, July 8th, 1996
According to a study published in the June 1996 issue of The Journal of Family Practice, most women are unable to correctly diagnose vulvovaginal candidiasis, the condition for which these antifungal medications are intended, and are using these agents to treat similar but potentially more severe gynecologic conditions (J Fam Pract 1996;42:595-600).
Dr. Daron G. Ferris and colleagues at the Medical College of Georgia recruited 601 women, ages 16 and older, to read classic case scenarios of pelvic inflammatory disease, bacterial vaginosis,...
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