Vulvovaginal candidiasis, or vaginal thrush, is a common yeast infection experienced by three out of four women at some point in their lives. Females who experience recurrent symptoms of thrush may resort to buying products over-the-counter and will often fail to seek professional help. The symptoms of thrush can impact greatly on the quality of life of the woman, and can lead to depression and...

BACKGROUND Recognition that ascending infection leads to preterm birth has led to a number of studies that have evaluated the treatment of vaginal infections in pregnancy to reduce preterm birth rates. However, the role of candidiasis is relatively unexplored. Our aim was to undertake a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess whether treatment of pregnant women with vulvovaginal candidias...

Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (VVC) represents a spectrum of disease. Although it is the second most common vaginal infection, VVC is a non notifiable disease and has been excluded from the ranks of sexually transmitted diseases. For many years patients with vaginal Candida were categorized into two groups: Asymptomatic carriers of Candida (colonization) and Symptomatic disease (Vaginal Candidiasis)...