Yeast Infection - What is a Yeast Infection?

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Unfortunately, most women are much more familiar with yeast infections than they care to be. In fact, it is estimated that 50% of college women in the United States have been diagnosed with at least one yeast infection by the age of 25. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 80% of all women will experience a vaginal yeast infection at least once in their lives.

Men, on the other hand, are not quite as aware of what yeast infections are. Although not as common, and certainly not often reported, men suffer from yeast infections too.

Definition of a Yeast Infection

A yeast infection is an overgrowth of the normal fungi that inhabits the body. Also known as Candida, candidiasis, albicans.

About 80% of yeast infections are caused by a specific species of Candida, called Candida albicans. The remaining 20% of yeast infections are caused by other types of Candida.

Yeast is normally found in the body of healthy men and women. It’s only when the body’s delicate balance is thrown off that yeast can over-grow and cause an infection. Candida, or yeast infections, commonly occur in warm moist areas of the body, (such as a women’s vagina, men or women’s anal cavity, underarms, and other folds of the skin.) Yeast infections, although not as frequently, can also occur on the penis, open wounds or sores on the skin.

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