If you have a vagina, you've probably dealt with a yeast infection or a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point—or you will eventually. While both infections are uncomfortable, one is fungal ...
Laura Young, MD, is a board-certified OB-GYN. She currently works as a laborist. Yeast infections are not sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but it's possible to transmit a yeast infection ...
Did you know that “germs” are everywhere? A specific term is ubiquitous, meaning they are everywhere, a part of our environment. Certainly, germ is an antiquated term, referring to microscopic ...
Some natural home remedies are touted as treatments for fungal infections of the nails, also known as onychomycosis. While the preferred treatments are an oral medication called terbinafine or ...
Antibiotics work by killing bacteria or preventing them from growing and multiplying. Although antibiotics are used to treat infections, a question often asked is whether antibiotics can cause yeast ...