If your symptoms are severe enough, ask your doctor. Some women will experience severe enough cramps to miss work or school. Pain this severe should not be considered normal and should be evaluated by your health practitioner. Yeast is a fungus that commonly will cause vaginal irritation. Certain women are prone to yeast infections, like diabetes, those who are chronically on steroids and those with the HIV virus.
Many women get yeast infections while taking antibiotics.
The yeast fungus is itself not usually dangerous, but the symptoms of the infection can be annoying, including severe itching, burning, or discharge. It is easily treated by creams that are readily available at most pharmacies or food stores. These creams include Monostat, Femstat, Mystatin, and others. Make sure you only use creams that are designed to be used in the vagina. If your infection does not readily clear up with the creams, make sure you call your health care professional.