Women around the time of menopause can experience an increase in vaginal yeast infections ... particularly if you're on antibiotics for some other reason, and avoiding high sugar foods and ...

Yeast infections are common. About 3 out of every 4 women will experience one in their lifetime. They can be caused by taking medications like antibiotics and estrogen hormones, or by medical ...

Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections and while some are perfectly safe for use by pregnant (or breastfeeding) women, others are not. Our GP Dr Philippa Kaye says that "whether or not you ...

For example, a 2008 study found that women who took short courses of oral antibiotics had increased growth of the candida bacteria and more cases of vaginal yeast infections. Similar to UTIs ...