Here is a list of some of the factors that affect our flora and predispose us to
developing vaginal infections:
Not exact matches
You are also more likely to
develop thrush on your breasts and nipples if you tend to get
vaginal yeast
infections.
A mathematical model
developed by NIH grantees predicts that women must take the antiretroviral medication Truvada daily to prevent HIV
infection via
vaginal sex, whereas just two doses per week can protect men from HIV
infection via anal sex.
Neither a yeast
infection nor cytolytic vaginosis are sexually transmitted, meaning you don't typically «catch» them from your partner, however sex can lead to imbalance in the
vaginal and penile flora so both partners (same sex or opposite sex) can
develop similar symptoms.
The problem with
vaginal atrophy is that it can leave the vagina and vulva more prone to
developing other conditions such as a yeast
infection, making the area more susceptible to any type of skin
infection.
Using birth control: Women taking birth control pills have been shown to be twice as likely to
develop vaginal yeast
infections like Candida.
Un-spayed females: Breast cancer (50 % of intact females
develop mamory tumors), uterine
infections (pyometra), false pregnancies, mastitis, ovarian and uterine tumors, uterine torsion, uterine prolapse,
vaginal hyperplasia and prolapse, chronic endometritis, cystic ovaries, and venereal sarcomoa.