The yeast responsible for causing thrush is naturally present on the body and likes moist, warm conditions. It normally starts to overgrow and infects the vagina due to a change in the vaginal environment. Some of the reasons that may change the vaginal environment making thrush more likely to occur, include:
- irritated or damaged vaginal skin (which can occur due sexual intercourse)
- having poorly controlled diabetes
- having a weakened immune system (for example, because of HIV or chemotherapy)
- going through the menopause
- being pregnant
taking long-term antibiotics
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Authored Aug 13, 2020
by Joseph Issac, MPharm
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