Candida vaginitis is known as the culprit of vaginal yeast infection in women. A study said that 75% of all women have experience this aggravate ailment at least for one time meanwhile 45% of them experience the disease more than one time in their lifetime. Expert classified this infection as curable and non-lethal disease. With proper treatment, 90% of the sufferers can be freed from Candida vaginitis infection.
Vaginal yeast infection is not a sexual transmitted disease just like the opinion, so it not transmitted during sexual intercourse. This disease is caused by fungus that naturally available inside human body including woman’s genital organ, digestive tract and on the skin surface.
What triggers Candida vaginitis overgrowth?
There are several causes that can trigger the overgrowth of Candida vaginitis in women. Someone with immune system problem has a big change to develop this condition. As we know that our body is an ecosystem for a thousand of microorganism. This micro-flora is live in a balanced system. Human’s immune system play a role as the keeper from micro-flora overgrowth.
Women who take prolong antibiotics also have a big change to get this vaginal yeast infection since those antibiotics can interrupt the equilibrium by kill the bacteria, including the ‘good bacteria’ in our body. The decrease of the bacteria can trigger the increase another micro-flora including Candida vaginitis.
Since pregnancy period can change the hormonal equilibrium this will affect to the micro-flora in the genital organ. Yeast infection is common in pregnant women and this triggered by hormonal change. Including to the triggers are high-stress condition and bad diet. Prolong stress condition can affect to low immunity function and cause the body loose the ability to fight against all disease cause.
Other disease that related to immune system problem such as HIV, diabetes and cancer also could be a trigger for the development of vaginal yeast infection.