Penile yeast infection - Oregano extract, does it help?

I have been actually diagnosed 1 week ago with yeast infection which caused me also to have balanitis because I realised that I had the former a bit late. I have been prescribed an antifungal cream which I apply 3-4 times a day daily. In the meantime, I have discovered some supplements mainly containing oregano leaf extract but also other substances to a smaller degree (eg magnesium caprylate, Protease, Aloe Vera etc) which are supposed to combat also yeast infections without however mentioning explicitly if they work for penile yeast infections (or if they are only for mouth yeast infections or vaginal yeast infections). Do you know if these work well for penile yeast infections?

the cream should improve things within 3 days to a week i wouldnt look into any other forms of treatment unless the cream fails

Do you shower or bath? i have the same symptoms i was told to wash Morning and night no soap just warm water round penis then dry it well daktacort. cream so far so good think the doctor have put it down to Perfumed soaps i am allergic because it leaves me very itchy the more i Itch the more it comes back.

Hi, thank you for your message :slight_smile:

Yes, I do shower daily and before the infection I used to soap the glans of penis (after pulling the foreskin back) quite a lot which is not necessarily the best method to follow.

For now, I use an emolient wash (although this may not be necessary beyond just using warm water since I apply the cream which sorts of cleans things there).