Yeast Infections

There are major problems with current treatments for yeast infections. The major manifestation that women everywhere are well aware of is that none of the compounds have any lasting effect. This is a result of Candida yeast infections being due to a number of different Candida yeast species. The azole compounds currently used are only effective against the fungal species Candida albicans. With respect to the other Candida species it has been documented that the azoles are less than one tenth as effective than against Candida albicans. What does this mean? The usual timeline for women who have a yeast infection is the first time it is treated with an azole product the yeast infection is suppressed enough by the action of the azole on the Candida albicans species so as to outwardly appear as if the yeast infection has been removed. However, any of the other multitude of Candida species present in any yeast "bloom" are resistant and will be unaffected by these medications. Subsequent to the course of treatment these resistant species increase in population until you next have a bloom of non albicans Candida species or perhaps albicans species which are now resistant after the first dose in anywhere from a 1-6 month time frame. This Candida infection is now dominated by species known to be resistant to the OTC or prescription drugs. I am sure that many reading this are already nodding in agreement having gone through this exact cycle. We have mentioned that the current OTC and prescription products may be effective in suppressing the symptoms of a Candida albicans dominated fungal yeast infection, but have mentioned nothing about their effectiveness against Bacterial Vaginosis and Trichomonas. These two conditions make up the bulk of the causes for Vaginitis and are often incorrectly self diagnosed as "yeast infections." The problem with treating these two maladies with any of the azoles is that as a consequence of their mode of action they can have no effect. The azoles are suppressive against some fungal species, in the case of Vaginitis Candida albicans.