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1 Getting Down and Dirty in the Pool Ain't Clean
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2 Itchy Down There?
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3 Wet Bathing Suits and Yeast Infections: Not Fun
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4 Over Active Yeast
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6 Which is More Embarrassing?
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7 Yeast Infection Vaccine?
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8 5 Ways to Prevent a Yeast Infection
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9 DrSugar Answers: Running and Yeast Infections
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10 DrSugar: Antibiotics, Probiotics, and Yeast
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11 What Do You Know About the Yeast Beast?
If warm, sunny weather is inspiring you to get hot and heavy, you may want to skip getting it on in the pool, and save your nookie time for dry land. Although making sweet love in the water sounds sensual and natural, since you're wearing next to nothing already, it's not exactly the safest way to get it on. Here's a mood killer for you: lake, river, ocean, and pond water contain bacteria, so Read more
Nobody likes them. . . dreaded yeast infections! But, until those vaccines come along, we ladies are susceptible to the vaginal irritations. Come take my quiz to see what you know about the icky infection — you might learn a thing or two along the way. Source Take the Quiz Read more
DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. Dear DrSugar, I am on antibiotics (Clindamycin) to clear up an infected tooth before having a root canal. Good times, I know. I haven’t taken antibiotics in years, but know that they give me a serious yeast infection. I have upped my yogurt intake to twice daily and have been taking a probiotics pill twice a day too. Is Read more
DrSugar is in the house! And she's answering your health-related questions. Dear DrSugar, I am training for my first marathon and have slowly been increasing my mileage and am experiencing an unexpected side effect: yeast infections. Not too sexy I know, but a painful problem. I know in my non-running life to wear loose cotton clothing to help prevent getting a yeast infection, but when logging Read more
Ugh, a yeast infection has to be one of the worst things a woman has to deal with. If you've ever had one, you'll do anything to prevent it from happening again. Although a yeast infection vaccine is in the works, it's not yet available, so here are some ways to prevent this irritating problem before it starts. Don't hang out in wet bathing suits or sweaty undies. After a swim or workout, get Read more
During pregnancy, your body is changing on such a constant basis that you may not even notice a little itch here or there. If you get it, seek treatment immediately. During the second trimester, yeast infections are more common than any other time in our lives. Though they do not have a significant effect on pregnancy, they are more difficult to control during this time due to the shift in Read more
If you've ever had a yeast infection, you know that it's not something you want to go through again. The good news is that you can do a lot to keep the healthy bacteria below your waist at a normal level, like wearing cotton undies, loose fitting pants, and avoiding douching altogether. Staying dry down there is crucial in order to avoid the annoyance of a yeast infection, but that can be tough Read more
If you're a woman, chances are you've had to endure at least one horribly uncomfortable yeast infection in your lifetime. If you hadn't heard yet, there may be a yeast infection vaccine in our future which could help to prevent future infections, but until then, take this little quiz to see what you know about yeast infections, their causes, and how they relate to sex. Source Take the Quiz Read more
If you've ever had to deal with the annoyance of a yeast infection, then you might be interested to know a vaccine to prevent them is in the works. Early lab tests of the vaccine performed on mice have been successful. Female mice were given one of several variations of the vaccine, and then were exposed to a lethal dose of Candida albicans, the fungus responsible for yeast infections. Another Read more
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Yeast infections are gross and irritating, but they happen. An overgrowth of fungus in your body can be caused by a variety of things, tight clothing, medication and pregnancy are just a few, so here are some easy tips to try to prevent them! Click here to read more Read more
