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Working with your health care professional, identify factors that may have led to symptoms such as antibiotic use, wearing non-cotton underwear, wearing tight-fitting undergarments during exercise, using scented products that irritate the vaginal lining, or using birth control pills. If you use birth control pills, you may not need to stop to prevent recurrent infection. Changing the type or the strength of the hormone in the pill may be enough to stop symptoms from returning.
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Vaginitis
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Vaginitis is a term used to describe disorders that cause infection or inflammation of the vagina. Vulvovaginitis refers to inflammation of both the... Read more »
Vaginal Atrophy (Atrophic Vaginitis)
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Vaginal discharge
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Discharge from the vaginaHome CareTo help prevent and treat vaginal discharge:Keep your genital area clean and dry.Do not douche. While many women... Read more »
Vaginal yeast infection
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Yeast infection - vagina; Vaginal candidiasis; Monilial vaginitisTreatmentMedications for vaginal yeast infections are available in either vaginal... Read more »
Vaginal drying treatment
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