Title: Yeast Infections (Vaginal) - WholeHealth Chicago
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Content: What is Yeast Infection (Vaginal)? Almost every woman experiences the burning and itching of a vaginal yeast infection at some time in her life. The cause of these infections is an organism called candida albicans, which normally coexists quietly with a variety of organisms in the vagina and in other moist, warm locations of the body. It’s only when certain conditions prevail that this fungus, commonly called a “yeast,” reproduces wildly and brings on some uncomfortable symptoms. Several species of Candida can cause yeast infections, but the yeast of “yeast infections” has nothing to do with the yeast that is used to leaven bread. Men can also develop yeast infections, particularly if they are uncircumcised. Sometimes there are no symptoms at all; when there are, the most usual one is inflammation of the tip of the penis. A man should always treat a yeast infection. Otherwise, he may pass the infection to his partner again and again.