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Yeast infections are common for a lot of pregnant women. This can be scary if you don’t normally get yeast infections. It’s also important that you pay attention to what your body is doing and make sure you get checked out if you have a yeast infection and follow doctor directed instructions for safe treatment.

When a woman experiences an irritation or inflammation of the vagina, this is referred to as vaginitis. Generally, vaginitis causes itching, burning and an abnormal vaginal discharge.

Often times, we hear about vaginal yeast infections, but there are other types of vaginal infections women need to know about. Vulvitis is an inflammation of the vulva, which is the visible external genitalia).

Most women experience a vaginal yeast infection occasionally, but some women are unlucky enough to have constant recurring yeast infections. This can be uncomfortable, embarrassing and painful.

Vaginal yeast infections and bladder or kidney infections are often confused. I can’t tell you how many times I have gone into the doctor for having a bladder infection only to discover that what I had was a yeast infection instead.