Risk Of Vaginal Yeast InfectionPersonalized Bible Scripture Lessons Delivered Directly To Your Inbox Every Day For A Year! Click Here To Get Bible Studies With Your Name In The Scriptures The risk of increasing a vaginal yeast infection can be enlarged by a number of medical and lifestyle factors. Some of the general risk factors for vaginal yeast infection include 1. Use of antibiotics upset the normal balance between yeast and bacteria in the vagina. Antibiotics can kill too much good bacteria and result in too much yeast growing in the vagina, occasionally causing symptoms of a yeast infection.
2. Problems with the immune system that affect the normal balance of yeast and bacteria in the body. Having a condition like poorly controlled diabetes or HIV can lead to too much yeast growing in the vagina. Taking corticosteroid medicines occasionally also weakens the immune system and increases the risk for yeast infections. Pregnant women are too at higher risk for developing yeast infections because of shifting hormones that can decline the immune system. 3. Wearing tight-fitting, nonabsorbent pants or undergarments that hold in warmth and damp. 4. Using female hygiene sprays, talc or perfumes in the vaginal area. 5. Douching. Yeast infection and risk factors: Vaginal yeast infections are not sexually spread. However, if there is risk factor for a sexually transmitted disease, one may have an increased risk of an imbalance in the organisms of the vagina that could lead to a vaginal yeast infection. Risk factors one can control includes unnecessary use of antibiotics, poorly controlled diabetes, wearing tight-fitting and nonabsorbent pants or undergarments that hold in warmth and moisture. By using feminine hygiene sprays, talc or perfumes in the vaginal area, Douching and using an intrauterine device can increase yeast infection. Uncontrollable factors include: 1. Impaired resistant system. Conditions that involve the body's aptitude to maintain a normal balance in the organisms present in the vagina may increase the risk of a yeast infection. 2. Pregnancy. During pregnancy hormone stages in the body change, this can alter the balance of organisms in the vagina. 3. Undiagnosed diabetes. A change in blood sugar levels can influence the normal stability of organisms in the vagina and cause the excess growth of yeast cells. |