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Vaginal yeast infection (candidal vaginitis)

Vaginal yeast infection (candidal vaginitis)

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Excessive growth of yeast in the vagina that results in itching, redness, and a white "cottage cheese-like" discharge.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

Is a type of:

Vaginal diseases • Female urogenital diseases • Fungal infection

How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Very common
Baby
0-2
Very rare
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Very common
Young adult
19-40
Very common
Middle-aged adult
41-60

How it can usually be treated?

Can be cured with medical treatment

How is it usually diagnosed?

Requires diagnosis by a medical professional

Body locations

Skin

Types of

Thrush
Condition

Symptoms

Abdominal pain
Vaginal itching
Vaginal discharge
Red skin
Vaginal dryness
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Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Vaginal yeast infection (candidal vaginitis)
Fluconazole
4.0
22 reviews
Terconazole
4
60 reviews
Clotrimazole
3.9
28 reviews
Itraconazole
3.8
63 reviews
Ketoconazole
3.8
106 reviews
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Tests

KOH prep
Acidity of vaginal fluid

Risk factors

Personal

Antibiotic use
Douching

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How to treat irregular surface of labia majora due to vaginitis? It is like rash but not red in colour. Doctor said in have vaginal yeast infection.

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I have vaginal yeast infection candida glabrata. Will i be cured with meds. Will i give it to my husband. Thanks.?

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Can vaginitis be cleared up by yeast infection meds? Is there burning of the vagina with vaginitis as well?

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Is it possible to get white head bumps on your vagina from a yeast infection of vaginitis ?

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Are all vaginal infections ""yeast infections""?

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What distinguishes symptoms between a yeast infection from BV (bacterial vaginitis)?

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Can a wound culture diagnosed the bacteria causing a bacterial vaginitis or yeast infection??

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I've just been diagnosed with gardnerella vaginitis & a yeast infection. I was given diflucan (fluconazole) & flagyl. Should my husband be treated also?

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Can vaginitis the same as a yeast infection?

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What exactly is the difference between vaginitis and a yeast infection?

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How to differentiate between bacterial vaginitis and yeast infection?

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Can bacterial vaginitis or yeast infections cause a sense of urgency?

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