Causes of vaginal yeast infections

 Causes of vaginal yeast infections

In women of childbearing age, yeast infections due to Candida albicans are particularly common. Normally, this yeast resides in the skin or intestines, from which it can spread to the vagina. Yeast infections are not sexually transmitted;

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Vaginal yeast infections are more likely in women:

• during pregnancy
• who have diabetes
• with a weakened immune system, suppressed by drugs (such as corticosteroids or chemotherapy) or compromised by medical conditions (such as AIDS )
• who use an intrauterine device (IUD)
• who wear tight underwear that does not allow air circulation
• taking antibiotics

Oral antibiotics tend to destroy vaginal bacteria that normally prevent yeast from developing. Therefore, their use increases the risk of developing yeast infections.

These infections occur mainly shortly before the menstrual cycle.

After menopause, yeast infections are less common, with the exception of women taking hormone therapy .

Male partners of women with vaginal yeast infections rarely become infected.