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Dr. Andrew Rynne
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Dr. Andrew Rynne

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Exp 50 years

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Could Implanon Be Linked To My Recurring Thrush?

Could implanon be linked to my recurring thrush? Had the contraceptive implant for 5 years (two different ones) and had irregular bleeding & recurring thrush for last 8 months. Been tested for diabetes & STDs, all negative. Having implant removed but as it's so deep, I have to have an ultrasound of my arm so they can find it. Drs have given me several treatments for thrush: canestan pessaries, Fluconazole /Diflucan tablets, Gyno-Daktarin pessaries...miserable. Nobody seems to be able to g
ive me a long-term cure!
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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