Patient's question:
I have an itchy lower body, and my underwear is always yellow. What's going on? What should I do if I get a fungal infection after pregnancy?Doctor's answer:
Hello, candidiasis is an opportunistic pathogen. Approximately 10% of non-pregnant women and 30% of pregnant women have this fungus colonizing their vaginas without showing symptoms. When the body's and local vaginal cellular immunity declines, and the vaginal glycogen increases with higher acidity, it is suitable for the growth and reproduction of this fungus, leading to inflammatory symptoms. Therefore, this condition is more common in pregnant women. Clinical symptoms mainly include vulvar itching, burning pain, and severe cases can cause restlessness. It may also be accompanied by frequent urination, painful urination, dyspareunia, and increased leukorrhea. The characteristics of leukorrhea are white, thick, curd-like or cheese-like in appearance.