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Got yeast?

Body Stuff with Dr. Jen Gunter

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How to Prevent a Yeast Infection

This is a problem that happens primarily in normal, healthy women. The underlying reasons why this is happening are well understood but there 're plenty of things we can do about it. Currently, the standard is to treat people with an oral use medication called fluconisal. They stay on it for six months or even longer. Most experts, like doctor near jesse and i, treat our patients for up to a year. Just under 50 % of people will be yeast infection free with a year of treatment. For those who have a recurrence,. This therapy can be continued for longer periods of time because the fasional bicrobium is still a bit mysterious. We don't quite

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