A yeast infection is a common type of vaginal infection, your doctor may call it Candidiasis. This condition is caused by an organism called
Candida, which is a type of yeast. Healthy women usually have this yeast on the skin, in the mouth, in the digestive tract and in the vagina.
At times the yeast can grow quickly. In fact, the infection is sometimes called yeast (Candida) "overgrowth". Some women may have a
yeast infection on the skin outside the vagina (vulva) associated with the vaginal infection.
A yeast infection can occur at any age. It is more common during the childbearing years. Women who are pregnant or diabetic,
taking antibiotics, birth control pills or steroids, or who have a weekend immune system are more likely to get repeated yeast infections