The more you know.
Broadly speaking, yeast infections are typically caused by an overgrowth of a fungus called. Despite how gross it sounds to have fungus in your vagina, it’s totally natural to have somein your vagina; the problem is when there’s too much of it. Typically your vagina does a great job keeping its own ecosystem in careful balance, but when something causes one microorganism to grow more or less abundantly than it should, it can easily result in an infection.
A lot of things can throw off the vagina’s bacterial harmony like this and cause a yeast infection. Here are some common yeast infection causes to keep on your radar:Antibiotics kill bacteria, but unfortunately you can’t choose with 100% accuracy which bacteria they target in the body. “If you’re taking an antibiotic for a sickness orelsewhere, some of those [vaginal] bacteria are going to be susceptible too,” says Dr. Cackovic.
Dr. Cackovic notes, though, that most birth control pills are monophasic, meaning the hormone doses are the same throughout one pack and therefore shouldn’t cause a big enough change to spark an infection. If you’re curious whether your specific birth control might be opening you up to yeast infections, talk to your gyno.Doctors advise strongly against douching, which involves putting fluids into your vagina with a squirt bottle in an attempt to clean yourself.
To avoid changing the natural environment or causing irritation, doctors also don’t recommend cleaning inside the vagina with soap. “Never put soap in the vagina,” Tami Rowen, M.D., an ob-gyn at UCSF Medical Center specializing in sexual health concerns, tells SELF. “It’s like washing your mouth out with soap.” Your vagina can actually clean itself just fine using that discharge we talked about—no soap necessary.
Instead, simply rinse the area around the vulva with warm water while showering. If you don’t interrupt the ecosystem, the bacteria and yeast will stay balanced on their own. For more information,, people with diabetes have a higher risk of getting yeast infections, especially if they have trouble managing their blood sugar levels. Higher blood glucose levels feed yeast, leading to an overgrowth in any warm, moist areas of the body, especially the vagina.
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