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How to prevent a yeast infection

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Hi! Some days ago I read a full page article in the paper about yeast infections and how to prevent them. Now the things that they mentioned in the article were ok, but to my surprise they had forgotten a number of things which are so logical for me that I can't understand why they did not write about it and as a matter of fact, a couple of days of searching the Internet leaves me wondering why not everyone knows about this. See, I had my first infection when I was 11 (yes, I was still a virgin) and was plagued by them at least once or twice a year until I was 30, when I found the way to prevent it. A yeast infection is characterized by itching, swelling, burning and irritation of the vagina. Sometimes a white discharge is noted. A yeast infection is NOT a sexually transmitted disease, however there have been cases where a woman was reinfected by her partner. It is usually cured by a vaginal pill or cream, Canesten or others. The cause of yeast infection is a yeast cal...