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yeast infection:
Also known as: candidiasis / candida-vaginal-infection / moniliasis / vaginal-yeast-infection / yeast infection , is caused by the fungus Candida-albicans whih is normally present in a healthy vagina , but its overgrowth, for various reasons (dietary imbalances; antibiotics; birth-control pills ; pregnancy; HIV infection; douching; damp underwear ; drugs that slow the immune system), can cause what is commonly known as a yeast infection. Yeast is not considered a STD , but men can develop the condition through contact with an infected woman or spontaneously. SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN: Intense itching ; a thick, lumpy , foul-smelling, cheesy discharge , burning or redness around the vulva and vagina ; a white coating of the vagina ; and the smell of baking bread . TREATMENT: Various prescription and over-the-counter creams or suppositories (clotrimazole (Gyne-Lotrimin), miconazole (Monostat)).


See Also: Candida albicans, candida vaginal infection, moniliasis, yeast infection, candidiasis, vaginal yeast infection, monilia,

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