The causes of thrush in women, how this disease is treated

Thrush is a disease caused by yeastmushrooms, which has greatly intensified recently. The most common sexual organs ("vulvovaginal candidiasis" - in women, "urogenital" - in men), but can occur in the form of inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth or intestines. This disease is easy to diagnose, the first time is quite simple to treat. But if it is done incorrectly, it can quickly recur.

Candida fungus, which causes the disease, ina small amount can actually live on the skin and mucous membranes, it multiplies more actively with the increase in blood sugar, it affects the hormonal background of the woman and the purity of the sexual organs (and mouth) of the sexual partner. But in itself the ailment does not appear. The most common causes of thrush in women:

• The recent use of antibiotics, although it may occur against the background of taking these drugs;
• change in the balance of female hormones due to the use of contraceptives in tablets;
• decreased immunity due to pregnancy, severe illness, antitumor treatment, very severe stress, HIV infections;
• oral-genital contacts with fungal carriers;
• sex with a patient with urogenital candidiasis male;
• diabetes.

How is thrush manifested?

The main manifestations of thrush in women:the allocation of white (less often - greenish or cream) colors, they are plentiful, thick ("curdled"), with an unpleasant smell, intensify before menstruation and after sex.

There are also severe itching or burning sensationsin the genital area. Sometimes because of this it hurts to urinate (urine gets on the inflamed external genitalia), have sex. What is thrush? How to treat the disease? These and other questions will be answered by the gynecologist after examining and researching your smear. And all because:

• causes of thrush in women - notonly Candida mushrooms, which are quite easy to kill (they have learned how to develop protective enzymes), there are other fungi of this genus, which are much more difficult to cope with;
• thrush can go "in pairs" with bacterial or other vaginal disease;
• you may have concomitant diseases or complications of thrush, which are taken into account when treating a doctor.

Modern pharmaceuticals have come up with many drugs for topical use (in the form of candles, gels, tablets or ointments), and for general (in the form of solutions for infusions and tablets).

Proper treatment should be prescribed independing on the cause of the occurrence of thrush in women (that is, determining which subtype of the fungus it caused and to what is sensitive this microflora). To do this, you need not only to pass a routine smear, but also to sow the vaginal discharge on the nutrient medium with the determination of the medicines that will destroy the isolated microbe (this is called "bacteriological culture with the definition of sensitivity to antibiotics").

Usually treatment of thrush begins with the use of local remedies: Clotrimazole (Candid-gel), Miconazole, Terconazole, Nystatin. When pregnancy is applied "Pimafucin".

The drugs for systemic use for thrush include: "Fluconazole", "Nystatin", "Nizoral", "Itraconazole".