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The Information You Need to Understand Male and Female Yeast Infections

Antibiotics and Yeast Infections

The leading cause of a yeast infection is the use of antibiotics.

These drugs kill off bacteria that usually keep the yeast in check. The yeast population then grows too quickly for your immune system to control it. When this happens, yeast may then change over to its infectious form and go on the attack.

Women quite often experience their first yeast infections after taking a prescription for antibiotics, or after using soap containing disinfectants. Other women have no problems with most antibiotics, but may get yeast infections if they take specific types of antibiotics, or if they are treated for an extended time for chronic problems like acne.

Some condoms have a spermicide containing nonoxynol-9, which has been shown to increase the incidence of yeast infections. If you get a yeast infection after having sex using a condom, check the package to see if it has an antibiotic or spermicide. If it does, you might consider changing brands.

Our food supply is also full of antibiotics, because beef and poultry are fed these drugs on a regular basis to keep them healthy in crowded conditions. Some practitioners believe the widespread use of antibiotics in both humans and animals is the cause for both the recent increase in drug-resistant bacteria, and the increased incidence of yeast infections.

If you have a child who gets yeast infections and there is no obvious cause, you may want to switch to certified organic beef, chicken and eggs. (“Free range” is not a regulated term, and does not guarantee that the chicken or egg is antibiotic free.)

The following list includes medications that have been shown to trigger Candidiasis, but this list may not be complete:

To learn more about the causes of yeast infections, please see the following articles

• Important Risk Factors Leading to Yeast Infections
• Why Sugar and White Flour Can Cause Yeast Infections
• Yeast Infections Caused by Cuts and Scrapes
• Yeast Infection Causes - Hormone Changes
• Your pH Balance and Yeast Infections
• Steroids and Yeast Infection
• Yeast Infections - Personal Products that Can Cause Yeast Infections
• Yeast Infections and Sex
• Compromised Immune Systems and Candida Infections
• Yeast Infections Caused by Drug-Resistant Candida in Hospitals
• Yeast Infections Caused by Sharing Dirty Needles
• Warm Wet Conditions Can Cause Yeast Infections
• Yeast Infections and Obesity
• Diabetes and Yeast Infections
• Yeast Infections and AIDS, Leukemia and Thyroid Disorders
• Yeast Infections - The Risk of Yeast Infections When You Sit Too Long
• Are Yeast Infections Contagious?

Important: The information presented on this page and other pages on this site is based upon the opinions of the author, and on the author's interpretation of published reports and articles. It is not intended to replace your relationship with a qualified health care professional, and is not intended as medical advice. 

The author encourages you to make your own health care decisions based upon knowledge of the issues of nutrition and health, and in partnership with a qualified health care professional.

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