 [ Symptoms ] my girlfriend develop a yeast infection after we had sex this is her first occurance in years could sex have cause it my girlfriend develop a yeast infection a couple of days after we had sex this is her first occurance in years a few weeks before i had sex with her i had protected sex with another woman could sex have cause it how do i or we know if its something other than a yeast infection will it re appear if we have sex again [ Disease ] wishing you a speedy recovery ascitis can be controlled normally with dietary control of sodium and diuretics if it does not respond or it is hindering breathing or cannot tolerate the above regimen frequent therapeutic paracentesis a needle carefully is placed into the abdominal area under sterile conditions can be performed to remove large amounts of fluid a few liters up to 4 to 5 liters of fluid can be removed safely by this procedure each time