Vaginal thrush causes an annoying itching and burning around the vaginal opening, and you may also experience discharge and pain when you urinate or have sex. Your doctor can give you pills, suppositories or a special cream to treat vaginal thrush. But even if it cures the condition here and now, it's no guarantee that it won't come back.

This is because many women and men will experience vaginal yeast infections several times throughout their lives. For example, after a course of penicillin, if your immune system is lower than normal or if you have diabetes. These events lower the number of lactic acid bacteria in the vagina. They reduce the yeast in the vagina that causes vaginal thrush.

If you suffer from vaginal thrush, we recommend that you contact your doctor.

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How to spot thrush in your crotch

As such, vaginal thrush is a harmless condition that neither threatens your ability to have children nor has any other serious side effects.

However, the discomfort caused by the thrush is significant. Most common is burning and itching around the vaginal opening, while discharge and pain during intercourse or urination are less common.

You can have sex - but do you want to?

Even if you have vaginal thrush, nothing horrific will happen if you have sex. Especially if you use a condom. Because the thrush that causes the itchy irritation is actually transmitted to your sexual partner. But he very rarely gets any discomfort or other problems from them - unless you have oral sex. Then it can give him oral thrush.

However, very few women want to have sex when they have vaginal thrush. Both the discharge and the pain during intercourse make it a less pleasant experience - and most women would rather not have sex.

Seek medical attention for vaginal thrush

If you experience any of the symptoms described above, you should seek medical attention. Your doctor can prescribe an anti-fungal treatment that is a fairly effective cure. The treatment can be given in the form of suppositories, regular pills or a special ointment for vaginal thrush.

Although the cure usually works fairly quickly, you can easily get vaginal yeast again. Approximately half of all women develop vaginal yeast infections several times in their lifetime. Some even experience it several times a year.

Natural and skin-friendly cream for intimate areas

If you want to avoid itching and irritation in your crotch, you can benefit from using products with Tea Tree Oil in your daily intimate hygiene. Natural Tea Tree Oil helps to keep your skin healthy and prevent itching and other irritation on the external genitals.

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