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Candidiasis is one of the three most common vaginal infections along with bacterial vaginosis and trichomonas. [3] About 75% of women have at least one infection in their lifetime, [2] 40%–45% will have two or more episodes, [20] and approximately 20% of women get an infection yearly. [3]
Candidiasis is a fungal infection due to any species of the genus Candida (a yeast). [4] When it affects the mouth, in some countries it is commonly called thrush. [3] Signs and symptoms include white patches on the tongue or other areas of the mouth and throat. [3] Other symptoms may include soreness and problems swallowing. [9]
Women who have diabetes develop infectious vaginitis more often than women who do not. [18] Further, either a change in pH balance or introduction of foreign bacteria in the vagina can lead to infectious vaginitis. Physical factors that have been claimed to contribute to the development of infections include the following: constantly wet vulva ...
The final group of discharges include the sexually transmitted diseases gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis. The discharge from thrush is slightly pungent and white, that from trichomoniasis more foul and greenish, and that from foreign bodies resembling the discharge of gonorrhea, greyish or yellow and purulent (pus-like).
Boric acid is also used to treat recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, for instance as a maintenance therapy. [5] It has been found to be equally effective to oral itraconazole for this purpose. [ 5 ] The compound is one the only options available for treatment of azole-resistant vulvovaginal candidiasis and is considered a first-line therapy in ...
Overgrowth of several species, including C. albicans, can cause infections ranging from superficial, such as oropharyngeal candidiasis (thrush) or vulvovaginal candidiasis (vaginal candidiasis) and subpreputial candidiasis, which may cause balanitis, to systemic, such as fungemia and invasive candidiasis.
Vaginal yeast infection or vaginal candidiasis results from overgrowth of candida albicans, or yeast, in the vagina. [28] This is a relatively common infection, with over 75% of women having experienced at least one yeast infection at some point in their life. [29]
The most common cause of irritation is thrush, a fungal infection. Vulvovaginal health measures can help to prevent many disorders including thrush. [64] Infections of the vagina such as vaginosis and of the uterus may produce vaginal discharge, which can be an irritant when it comes into contact with the vulvar tissue.