What causes vaginal yeast infections?

 The fungus Candida albicans is the leading cause of most cases of vaginal yeast infections. When the breeding is out of control, the presence of fungus can cause big problems.

 

 

 

 

 

Overgrowth of Candida that enters the vaginal cells can trigger the appearance of symptoms that are very disturbing. Yeast infections caused by other types of Candida fungus can be more difficult to treat and generally require more intensive therapy.

 

Risk factors

What increases my risk for vaginal yeast infections?

The following are things that can increase a woman's risk of vaginal yeast infections:

 

Take antibiotics

Antibiotics such as penicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and amoxicillin, are used to treat and prevent infections by killing and inhibiting bacterial growth.

 

Risk factors

What increases my risk for vaginal yeast infections?

 

The following are things that can increase a woman's risk of vaginal yeast infections:

 

Take antibiotics

Antibiotics such as penicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline, and amoxicillin, are used to treat and prevent infections by killing and inhibiting bacterial growth.

 

Have uncontrolled diabetes

If your diabetes is out of control, your body's blood sugar levels can rise. This increase in sugar can cause excess mold growth in the vaginal area. Because the soft tissue in the vagina and your vaginal fluid contains a lot of glucose.

 

The fungus that lives in the vagina lives from this excess sugar, which causes them to grow more fertile and become infected. In addition, hyperglycemia interferes with immune function which can help fight infection.

What causes vaginal yeast infections?

Therefore, it is very important to keep blood sugar levels within normal limits. This also applies to women who do not have diabetes though.

 

Weak immune system

The function of the immune system is weakened or disrupted due to a certain condition can make the body exhausted to fight infection. Some conditions that can cause a weakened immune system, for example:

 

• HIV / AIDS
• Diabetes
• Currently undergoing chemotherapy
• Just recovered from receiving an organ transplant
• I was hospitalized because of certain diseases
• The use of steroid drugs to treat inflammation because steroids work by suppressing the immune system

Wearing underwear is too tight

Wearing tight underwear made from synthetic fabrics that do not absorb sweat can increase the temperature and humidity down there. A moist vagina is an ideal environment for fungi to multiply.

 

It's best to choose a cotton underwear that absorbs sweat, and try not to linger in a wet swimsuit. Change your moist clothes as soon as possible after the move.

 

Reporting from Prevention, Taraneh Shirazian, MD from the Obstetrics and Gynecology department at NYU Langone Medical Center, recommends that women sleep at least twice a week without underwear to allow skin to breathe more freely.

 

Unsafe sex

Fungal infections in the vagina can occur after certain sexual activity. Especially oral sex contact with men who have oral thrush (thrush in the mouth due to fungus) or vaginal sex with men who have fungal infections in their penis. Fungal infections in the penis are more common in men who have not / are not circumcised.

 

Having sex with healthy men who don't have any infections can still increase the risk of women getting vaginal yeast infections. Because the vaginal penetration can change the pH level of the vagina so that the fungus can grow more fertile there. That is why women are emphasized to always pee after having sex.

 

If there are no risk factors, it does not mean you are not likely to experience this disease. These factors are for reference only. You should consult a specialist doctor for more details.