Vaginal yeast infections affect almost all adult women at least once in their lifetimes. Some women get them very frequently though, while others rarely get them. Yeast infections can happen for a number of reasons, but they’re fairly easy to both prevent and treat.
Candida yeast bacteria lives in our bodies at all times. It’s normally balanced and kept under control by other friendly bacteria that also lives in our bodies, but sometimes that balance can be upset and this is when the yeast growth can get out of control. The number one cause of vaginal yeast infections is the use of broad spectrum antibiotics for some other infection in the body.
