Bacteria and fungi live in your vagina. That's very normal. They live there together in a natural balance. There is mucous membrane in your vagina. That is a thin layer of cells that make mucus. The mucus protects your vagina.
Sometimes something upsets this natural balance in your vagina. Some fungi then grow too much, such as Candida. The fungus can go into the skin around your vagina or into the mucous membrane in your vagina. There it causes inflammation.
Another name for this is candidiasis.
It is often not clear what causes an inflammation caused by fungus in the vagina.
These things make it more likely:
- soap, also neutral soap. This irritates the mucous membrane. This allows fungi to grow.
medicines, for example:
- antibacterial medicines (antibiotics) These medicines can kill certain types of bacteria in the vagina. This allows fungi to grow.
- hormones that inhibit inflammation (corticosteroids)
- diabetes
- changes in hormones, for example if you have your period or are pregnant
You cannot get a fungus in the vagina from someone else. It is not contagious, not even through sex. Everyone already has these fungi on the skin and mucous membranes.
Tight clothing, panty liners or tampons will not cause inflammation due to fungus.
An inflammation caused by fungus in the vagina is harmless.
The balance between the bacteria and fungi often improves on its own. The advice helps with that.
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