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Title: Why is a woman more susceptible to vaginal yeast infections when taking antibiotics?
Post by: chezmoi on Apr 13, 2017
Why is a woman more susceptible to vaginal yeast infections when taking antibiotics?
A) The antibiotic serves as nutrition for the infectious yeast.
B) All vaginal bacteria are killed by the antibiotic and can't competitively exclude the yeast.
C) Her immune system is already not functioning well due to previous infections.
D) Antibiotics are lethal to most types of yeast.


Title: Re: Why is a woman more susceptible to vaginal yeast infections when taking antibiotics?
Post by: Khoshaba on Apr 13, 2017
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Title: Re: Why is a woman more susceptible to vaginal yeast infections when taking antibiotics?
Post by: chezmoi on Jun 13, 2017
Thanks, this works perfectly!