Title: Yeast Infection | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Headings: Yeast Infection
Yeast Infection
What is a yeast infection?
What causes a yeast infection?
What are the risk factors for yeast infection?
What are the symptoms of a yeast infection?
How is yeast infection diagnosed?
How is yeast infection treated?
Can a yeast infection be prevented?
When should I call my healthcare provider?
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Content: How is yeast infection treated? Your healthcare provider will consider your age, overall health, how widespread the infection is and other factors to determine your treatment. Yeast infections can be easily treated with ointments or other anti-yeast (antifungal) creams. Yeast infections of the vagina or penis can be treated with creams or medicated suppositories. Sometimes an oral anti-yeast medicine is used. Yeast infection in the mouth (thrush) may be treated with a medicated mouthwash. Or it may be treated with lozenges that dissolve in the mouth. If you have a severe infection and have a weak immune system, you may need to take an oral anti-yeast medicine. Esophageal yeast infections are usually treated with oral or intravenous anti-yeast medicines. Yeast infections of the nails are treated with an oral anti-yeast medicine.