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@lindes

I have a hard time to believe this. My medical specialty is infection control & prevention. Estrogen cream causes better blood supply, and better blood supply helps to fight infections.
Unless you introduce bacteria while applying the cream, it is very unlikely that the cream is the reason for your bacterial infections.
Your doctor should cultureize the bacteria causing your infection to see which strain it is.

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imallears | @imallears | Aug 10, 2022

@lindes

Hi,
I would like to add that it is often difficult to diagnose a yeast infection and it’s cause. Estradiol, which I have been using for years , IS a hormone and using it may cause a hormonal imbalance which could cause a yeast infection. Either a rise in estrogen levels or a decrease in levels is another causative factor. This might only be a one time occurrence. I read somewhere that there are more yeast infections (some mis diagnosed) after menopause. Some women think they have one when they don’t. As you suggested..the only way to find out is to have a culture done. I remember going for a culture to my female GYN years ago because I thought I had one when, in fact, I did not. She did ask me a lot of personal questions at that time. Contaminants of course might be the culprit.
So having a culture done before blaming something is the right way to go. It could be a coincidence…or not.