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Content updated on Sep 20, 2022
What is candida vulvovaginitis?
This is a fungal infection by Candida that affects the vaginal area. Candida normally exists on skin and vaginal linings without issues. An infection occurs when the skin or vaginal lining changes in character, promoting Candida overgrowth. People with weakened immune systems or on birth control pills may be at increased risk.
Symptoms of candida vulvovaginitis
Increase in vaginal discharge
Thick white vaginal discharge
Abnormal vaginal discharge e.g. in color, smell, or quantity
Itching around the genital area
Increased vaginal discharge that is smelly
Pain around the vulva or vagina
Questions your doctor may ask to check for candida vulvovaginitis
Your doctor may ask these questions to diagnose candida vulvovaginitis
Have you experienced increased vaginal discharge recently?
Do you have a thick white vaginal discharge like cottage cheese or yogurt?
Do you have any concerns regarding change in your vaginal discharge (color, volume or odor)?
Do you have any itch in and around your vagina?
Does the vaginal discharge smell worse recently?
Treatment for candida vulvovaginitis
This is usually treated with antifungal drugs, which can be given through a vaginal cream or an oral antifungal medicine.
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Diseases related to Candida vulvovaginitis
References
Donders GG, Sobel JD. Candida vulvovaginitis: A store with a buttery and a show window. Mycoses. 2017 Feb;60(2):70-72. doi: 10.1111/myc.12572. Epub 2016 Sep 30. PMID: 27687503.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/myc.12572
Sobel JD. Candida vulvovaginitis. Semin Dermatol. 1996 Mar;15(1):17-28. doi: 10.1016/s1085-5629(96)80014-9. PMID: 8723820.
https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1085562996800149
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Scott Nass, MD, MPA, FAAFP, AAHIVS (Primary Care Physician)
Dr. Nass received dual medical degrees from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and Charles R. Drew University in Medicine and Science. He completed Family Medicine residency at Ventura County Medical Center with subsequent fellowships at Ventura, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, George Washington University, and University of California-Irvine. He holds faculty appointments at Keck School of Medicine of USC, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, and Western University of Health Sciences.
Seiji Kanazawa, MD, PHD (Obstetrics and gynecology (OBGYN))
Dr. Kanazawa graduated from the Niigata University Faculty of Medicine and received his Ph.D. from the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine. He is working on the front line of the General Perinatal Center, including the Tokyo Tama General Medical Center and the National Center for Research in Fertility Medicine, where he provides maternal and fetal care and undertakes clinical research. At Ubie, Dr. Kanazawa has been designing the Ubie AI Symptom Checker and has taken on the role of general obstetrics and gynecology consultation at FMC Tokyo Clinic by providing fetal ultrasound and prenatal consultation.
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