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[R118]Recurrent Yeast Infections Causes

by Clare Richardson, Cla

5% of women will suffer from recurrent yeast infections at some time in their lives. Some of these women are plagued with yeast infections for years. What these women don't realize is treating the symptoms of a yeast infection is not the answer as this approach only makes their yeast infection worse. This is the quickest way to create a drug resistant yeast infection.

When you're suffering from recurrent yeast infections it's easy to go out and purchase another anti-fungal treatment just for the relief of the ever increasing itching and soreness. By applying the over the counter anti fungal treatment on a regular basis you're now creating a drug resistant Candida yeast and that is what is making the itching and soreness worse.

The yeast has mutated into a fungus, and it will continue to mutate to fight off the treatment. The treatment that is suppose to kill the yeast is now making the yeast stronger.

To successfully cure recurrent yeast infections you have to attack them from the cause which is not inside of your vagina. This itching and soreness is just a symptom of an underlying cause. The cause is something only you can find out with the help of someone who knows why the usually harmless Candida Albicans yeast mutates into its fungal form.

The most common reasons for the Candida to mutate are a health problem, very poor diet, a weak immune system or a medication you may have been taking. Once you discover the cause you will be on your way to ridding your body of the mutated Candida yeast.

If you're suffering from recurrent yeast infections it's important you see your doctor to rule out any underlying health problems. These can range from a weak immune system to you suffering from something as serious as HIV/AIDS.

Once all health problems have been ruled out you can use a process of elimination to find the cause of your Candida overgrowth. This shouldn't take long with the correct information.

Again, the problem with vaginal sores is that since you have to rely on other symptoms to warn you of this, you might very well ignore these other symptoms thereby causing your sores to become worse and in some cases, spread.

Symptoms to indicate that you might have vaginal sores include, but are not limited to itching in and around the vaginal area, tenderness, soreness, a burning sensation, pain during sexual intercourse, possible pain during urination, and maybe an outer rash or redness on the vulva or outer lips.

If you have any or all of these indications you could have sores, or you could be suffering from some other medical condition. This is why it's always good to have these looked at by trained medical personnel.

Another problem that arises with such things as these sores is that quite a lot of people are embarrassed about their condition and won't seek medical help. While all this is very admirable from a social standpoint, it can be potentially dangerous for you to ignore such blatant symptoms as those mentioned earlier.

You're much better off leaving your social graces and conditionings behind you and getting then necessary treatments for your condition. Additionally, by going in for a medical checkup you have the option having a pap smear performed which can give you a much better idea as to what you might be suffering from.

Especially in cases such as vaginal sores, a pap smear will be better able to identify the reason behind the sores appearing. For this procedure a speculum will be inserted into your vagina and widened so as to open the mouth of the vagina.

This facilitates a specimen gathering brush "sort of like a long cotton bud" to be inserted into your vagina where it will take a small swab of the surrounding vaginal walls. This specimen will then be sent off to testing and come back later in the form of report which you will then be informed about by your doctor.

It might sound like something out of a torture chamber but it's all very simple and fast and over before you know it. A pap smear can also show you whether you have anything more serious. With this knowledge you can then begin your treatment.

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