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Babies can experience yeast infections in their mouths, which is referred to as thrush. For first time parents, thrush can be very scary! Often times, a baby’s diaper rash infection (a form of a yeast infection) is confused with regular diaper rash and nothing we do soothes the infant.

Many women are discovering that when using antibiotics to treat a urinary track infections or some other type of illness, they can cause a yeast infection. Another source of a potential yeast infections seem to be found in contraceptives.

Men and women can pass a yeast infection back and forth. That’s why it’s important to let your partner know that you have a yeast infection. He may wish to consider treatment as well.

Clotrimazole is an over-the-counter medication that has been found to prevent the growth of several types of fungi and can be inserted vaginally to treat yeast infections.