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Yeast Infection

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How Can I Prevent It?

  • If work keeps your hands in water for long periods, wear rubber gloves. When you're done, wash your hands and apply a mild prescription or over-the-counter antifungal cream.
  • Wear cotton or silk underclothes, which, unlike nylon and other synthetics, allow excess moisture to evaporate. Wash and dry your underclothes thoroughly; change them often.
  • Douching or using deodorant feminine hygiene sprays, tampons, sanitary pads or toliet paper can increase your chances of getting a vaginal yeast infection. It may be helpful to eat yogurt in an effort to replenish the good bacteria that help your body combat the overgrowth of yeast.

 

Medically reviewed by Tracy Shuman, MD, July 2005.

SOURCES: American Academy of Family Physicians. Feminist Women's Health Center. National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases. Merck & Company"

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