Welcome To The Yeast Infection Cure Blog

Hi everybody!

Well, after seeing so much “disinformation” on the Internet regarding yeast infections and a viable yeast infection cure the various causes, I decided to start a blog to discuss this sensitive subject. I was amazed to find so many “articles” and stories that seem to be cut and pasted from some article from some source somewhere online that had a ghost writer or maybe even written by men!

Can you imagine that? Well other than my husband who sometimes posts articles for me on some of his marketing accounts on my behalf, this blog and all of its content is going to be written by women and those who know first hand about yeast infections.

So let’s get started. If you are lucky enough not to know, let me take this occasion to let you know what a yeast infection is. By the way, I like pictures and videos but I am not here to gross anybody out. So if all of my pictures and videos are “happy” pictures, that’s because I like writing from a positive point of view. That and because it’s my blog! Just kidding, sort of.

So you want to know the definition of a yeast infections?

According to the New England Journal of Medicine, a yeast infection is actually a living fungus named Candida. The Candida fungus causes an infection known as vaginitis and that problem is called Candida albicans. Unfortunately for us as women, yeast is found to be present on healthy skin and in (ahem…) areas of moisture.

Again, unfortunately, we as women have an area on our body that has a bit of recurring moisture and as such it makes us quite susceptible to yeast infections.

The NEJM estimates that having a yeast infection is nothing to be embarrassed about as 20%-50% of us carry yeast in our vaginas. Subsequently, many of us develop these pesky infections on a recurring basis.

So that’s what it is. This blog is going to be an open forum discussing the causes, symptoms and natural treatments for yeast infections. In fact, rumor has it, we’ll even have some special guests stopping by from time to time discussing a natural cure for yeast infections.

Well, thanks for stopping by and hope to see you back. Feel free to leave your comments and questions as I really would like to have an open dialogue with women around the world!

Let’s work together to find a viable yeast infection cure.

Talk to you soon.

A Yeast Infection Cure Won’t Work If You Don’t Have A Yeast Infection

A Yeast Infection Cure Won’t Work If You Don’t Have A Yeast Infection..huh??

Do you know if you really have a yeast infection? You would think a woman would know wouldn’t you? I mean no one knows our bodies better than we do.

Yet, Dr. Charles C. Chante says that more and more women are self-diagnosing ailments and one of those most often self-diagnosed wrongly is yeast infections.

This “mis-diagnosis” was the topic of discussion at the recent International Society for the study of Vulvovaginal Disease meeting. (..don’t worry..I didn’t know there was such a thing either)

Attendees of the meeting said that many women mistakenly believe they have a vaginal yeast infection and then make matters worse and compound problems by treating what they think is an active yeast infection the wrong way.

Of the 153 women’s cases that they analyzed who complained of having a yeast infection only 26% actually had one.

So what was it that the other 74% had? The women in the study reported having all of the normal yeast infections symptoms including lots of itching and vaginal discharge.

The meeting attendees concluded that just because you have terrible itching and discharge you shouldn’t rush to conclusions…or for that matter seek relief on your own

Did you notice I said this study was done by a man? He says that the symptoms could be a result of a woman having dry skin, or a sexually transmitted disease. He went on to suggest that it could be dermatological in nature. Okay so should I also go see my dentist for a hemorroid? give me a break!

Nearly 75% of us will experience a yeast infection in our lifetime and over 50% of us will have more than one. I think for the most part that we know what a yeast infections is.

Here’s the rub and where they want to drive the “only doctors know” point home.

“With the many over-the-counter (OTC) antifungals and physicians’ willingness to treat symptoms over the phone, it may be time to consider limiting this practice when yeast infection is considered.”

It’s all about the money and I’m beginning to see an alarming trend here. a yeast infection cure may never be developed, sort of like how we’ll never see a lightbulb that won’t burn out or a tire that won’t wear down.

We, as women, are in a consumable market place. If 75% of us will develop a yeast infection why would anyone want to develop a cure for yeast infections? Do the math…the numbers are staggering.

Let me ask you a question. Have you ever “mis-diagnosed” a yeast infection that you have had? Do you think by now that there should be a yeast infection cure? (I know that was 2 questions..sorry..)

Tell me what you think and if you have found your own yeast infection cure.