Causes of Yeast Infection
Yeast infections can be caused by multiple factors. It is not easy to single out a cause for yeast infection because most times there will be more than one causes that lead to yeast infection.
In this post I hope to give you some details on the key contributing factors for yeast infection, and hopefully help you find your way through the mire of information that surrounds this sticky subject.
So to that end I’ve listed the most common causes that will lead to a yeast infection.
Causes of Yeast Infection
If you’re Pregnant
Use of Antibiotics
Use of Steroids
Wrong Diet
Stress
Tight Clothing
Birth Control Pills
Menopause
Prolonged contact with Semen
Through Sexual Intercourse
Weakened Immune System
During your monthly Menstruation
Use of Douches
Use of Feminine Hygiene products
Spermicides
From Sexually Transmitted Infections
The long and short of it though is the fact that the normal environment of the vagina has been disrupted and is more receptive to the yeast producing bacteria. What all of these causes have in common is that they in someway or other change the balance of the condition of the vagina.
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