Health Tip: Yeast Infections Can Recur

(HealthDay News) -- Vaginal yeast infections are common and often recur in many women. But they are easily treated with either over-the-counter or prescription medications.

These are common triggers of yeast infections, courtesy of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:

• Becoming stressed or not getting enough sleep.
• Maintaining a poorly balanced diet, particularly one that''s high in sugar.
• Being pregnant.
• Taking certain medications, including steroids, birth control pills or antibiotics.
• Getting your period.
• Having certain health conditions, including HIV or poorly managed diabetes.

-- Diana Kohnle

Last Updated: Sept. 17, 2007

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