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If fecal material gets near vaginal opening, is it possible that could cause yeast infection?

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Not likely: While yeast are a normal inhabitant of the stool, it would be more likely that fecal soiling would result in a bacterial urinary tract infection, similar to what happens when little girls mistakenly wipe back to front.

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Answered 4/18/2015

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