what use is there in consulting a doctor that won't bother to do a culture? Heck, anybody could tell you what it looks like for free.

If it is a new outbreak there are many home remedies that will nip fungus in the budding stage at the surface. Cheap white vinegar, tea tree oil, and many others. If it is going on long term now nothing works except internal cleansing, Sugar free diet etc. Once you change your terrain you will no longer have it or be able to catch it again. Healthy people can't catch athletes foot walking barefoot at a health club shower, for example.