Candidal vulvovaginitis in pregnancy should be treated with intravaginal clotrimazole or nystatin for at least 7 days. All are more or less equally effective. By mouth: ibrexafungerp, fluconazole as a single dose. For severe disease another dose after 3 days may be used.Short-course topical formulations (i.e., single dose and regimens of 1–3 days) effectively treat uncomplicated candidal vulvovaginitis. The topically applied azole drugs are more effective than nystatin. Treatment with azoles results in relief of symptoms and negative cultures in 80–90% of patients who complete therapy.The creams and suppositories in this regimen are oil-based and might weaken latex condoms and diaphragms. Treatment for vagina thrush using antifungal medication is ineffective in up to 20% of cases. Treatment for thrush is considered to have failed if the symptoms do not clear within 7–14 days. There are a number of reasons for treatment failure. For example, if the infection is a different kind, such as bacterial vaginosis (the most common cause of abnormal vaginal discharge), rather than thrush. Recurrent
For infrequent recurrences, the simplest and most cost-effective management is self-diagnosis and early initiation of topical therapy. However, women whose condition has previously been diagnosed with candidal vulvovaginitis are not necessarily more likely to be able to diagnose themselves; therefore, any woman whose symptoms persist after using an over the counter preparation, or who has a recurrence of symptoms within two months, should be evaluated with office-based testing.
However, it is mostly sold as cream and its main use is for treating athletes foot, jock itch, and ringworm. Coal tar
Coal tar causes the skin to shed dead cells from the top layer and slows skin cell growth. Essential oils
Essential oils, such as tea tree oil (for composition, see ISO 4730:2017), are found to be effective in the treatment of dandruff, but more research is required. Etymology
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word dandruff is first attested in 1545, but is still of unknown etymology. References


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