Patient's question:
Main symptoms: How is candidal vaginitis formed? Can taking oral medication alone cure it? If you only now find out whether your partner has this condition, is this condition contagious from your partner? Does this indicate infidelity? Onset time: Test results:Doctor's answer:
Hello, candidiasis is a type of vaginitis caused by a Candida infection, primarily by Candida albicans. Under normal circumstances, Candida albicans exists in the throat, vagina, intestines, and skin of the human body, where it inhibits other microbial flora and does not cause disease. However, when the human immune system is weakened for a long time, or when antibiotics are used excessively for a prolonged period, or there is a deficiency of vitamin B, the normal microbial flora of the body may be suppressed. In such cases, Candida albicans can multiply excessively, leading to the onset of the disease and an increased susceptibility to conditions like tinea corporis. Additionally, pregnant women may be more prone to candidiasis due to an increase in vaginal glycogen levels after pregnancy, which raises the acidity of the vagina and creates a more favorable environment for the growth of Candida albicans.Candidiasis is a sexually transmitted disease that can be spread between partners through sexual intercourse. Poor hygiene habits are also important routes of transmission, such as sharing towels in public places with others, washing underwear together with others' underwear, washing socks with underwear, or wiping the buttocks from back to front during defecation, which can transfer intestinal Candida albicans to the vagina and cause infection or mutual transmission.
Candidiasis can be cured with oral medications specifically designed to treat fungal infections.