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Vaginal Yeast or Vaginal Herpes?
from:Article Description: Vaginal yeast and vaginal herpes share
similar symptoms. This article is designed to help women better
understand what is vaginal yeast, vaginal herpes, their symptoms
and to better make the difference between them.
Vaginal Yeast or Vaginal Herpes?
Vaginal yeast and vaginal herpes share similar symptoms. Vaginal
yeast is very common among women. Actually 3/4 of women have one
vaginal yeast episode in their lives and half of them have
several episodes. Vaginal herpes or genital herpes is less
common but rapidly spreading. About 25% of all pregnant women
have genital herpes and 20% of the population has genital
herpes. I believe these figures are underrated. Women are more
likely to get genital herpes than men and genital herpes
contamination in the US increased by 30% from the late 70's to
the early 90's and keeps increasing on a daily basis.
Vaginal yeast is caused by fungi called Candida albicans. They
are tiny organisms that normally live in small numbers on the
skin and inside the vagina. The vaginal environment is naturally
acidic. When its fragile PH balance is disturbed and becomes
less acidic yeast starts overgrowing causing vaginal yeast
infection. Many things can modify vaginal acidic balance;
periods, pregnancy, diabetes, some antibiotics, birth control
pills, steroids, friction and so forth. I actually got vaginal
yeast from a swimming pool. It seemed the chloride it contained
was too strong.
Vaginal or genital herpes is caused by a virus that is usually
transmitted from skin to skin contact during sexual intercourse.
The virus may remain dormant for a while and when triggered
cause an infection. Vaginal herpes triggers are not as easily
identified as for vaginal yeast. But they usually are associated
with periods or menstruation, long-term stress and anything that
could weaken your immune system.
Vaginal yeast and vaginal herpes can both cause vaginal
discharge, burning, itching, irritation, redness, bladder
infection like symptoms, swelling and blisters. So how do we
sort them out? Here are a few pointers. Vaginal herpes itching
and burning is usually restricted to one or two specific
locations whereas vaginal yeast may cause itching everywhere in
the vagina and the vulva. The same thing applies for swelling.
Vaginal herpes may cause a lump somewhere in the vulva or vagina
but not cause general swelling of the vulva except maybe in very
severe first herpes episodes. Vaginal discharge associated with
vaginal yeast is usually odorless and white or watery whereas
when associated with herpes it can be thick, smelly and yellow.
Symptoms vary greatly from woman to woman. Blisters are not very
common for vaginal yeast whereas they are part of the normal
symptoms of genital herpes. Genital herpes blisters usually turn
into sores, then crusts and back into healthy skin within a few
days. Blisters and crusts are not usually associated with
candida albicans infections. During a herpes infection, flu like
symptoms may appear 24 to 48 hours before any itchiness is
perceived especially during the first episode. This is not the
case with vaginal yeast infections.
If you have any doubts and blisters start forming you may want
to visit your doctor immediately to have a swab test performed.
Swab tests are performed locally to detect the presence of
herpes in a blister. The sooner you take the test, the better
because result accuracy is optimal when samples are obtained
before any sores have appeared.
I hope this article will help you better understand the
differences between vaginal yeast and vaginal herpes. It is
recommended for both conditions to use cotton underwear and
loose clothing and avoid friction. So it may be a good idea to
follow these guidelines anyway.
Nathalie Foy is the author of Best Herpes Treatments which
provides great information, tips and advice, products
comparison, on medical, natural and herbal treatments for cold
sores, oral and genital herpes. Visit her website at
target="_blank">Best Herpes Treatments.com
About the author:
Nathalie Foy is the author of Best Herpes Treatments which
provides great information, tips and advice, products
comparison, on medical, natural and herbal treatments for cold
sores, oral and genital herpes. Visit her website at
target="_blank">Best Herpes Treatments.com
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