How do you get vagianal infection?

Answer 1

Overgrowth of yeast can result from:

• Antibiotic use, which leads to a decrease in the amount of lactobacillus bacteria in your vagina & a change in your vaginal pH that allows yeast to overgrow
• Pregnancy
• Uncontrolled Diabetes
• Impaired immune system
• Anything that changes the type & amount of bacteria normally present in the vagina, such as douching or irritation from inadequate vaginal lubrication

Answer 2

When you take antibiotics, they kill all of the bacteria in your body. There are good bacteria living in your vagina. These bacteria in your vagina live off the yeast there, keeping it under control. When you kill all the good bacteria, the yeast will overproduce and cause a yeast infection. Sometimes when you use new soaps you can get a yeast infection, or sometimes for no obvious reason at all.

Answer 3

Under normal circumstances, there are some bacteria and some yeast fungi in the vagina, but they live in harmony with us and with each other and are even of benefit to us at times. When you take antibiotics or do anything that kills the bacteria, the yeast fungi start overgrowing and you get a yeast infection. Using pads/pantyliners that use sodium bicarbonae as deodorant can also lead to fungal overgrowth. Studies have shown that women who receive oral sex are more likely to get a yeast infection. Anything that weakens the immune system such as HIV infection or use of immune-supressant medication (such as after a transplant) can also allow the yeast living peacefully in the vagina so far to cause an infection.

Answer 4

Vaginal infections are caused by bacteria. These can be transmitted many ways.

The area may be unclean from cross contamination, wiping after voiding the wrong way,not washing after intercourse, having sex with someone who has bacteria,sitting in contaminated water and many others. You might look up the tranmission of bacteria.

Answer 5

The vagina is an environment that maintains it's own balance of microorganisms. When the balance is disrupted such as when the fungus is allowed to multiply unchecked A vaginal yeast infection can result.

Answer 6

Men and women get it the same way, through bacteria. If one have it the other one can transmit it sexually but it's more common it starts on it's own.