People at risk

• Women with diabetes whose disease is not well controlled (therefore experiencing hyperglycemia crises) are more prone to yeast vaginitis, since yeasts are fond of glucose.
• The women Pregnant. Yeast vaginitis is 10 to 20 times more common during pregnancy. Bacterial vaginosis is also more common, affecting 15% to 20% of pregnant women²⁷. The main reason would be the increase in estrogen level, pH, vaginal glycogen level and blood sugar level in pregnant women.

Risk factors

Yeast vaginitis and bacterial vaginosis

• Fatigue caused by not getting enough sleep, dieting, stress, medication, illness, or any other condition that weakens the immune system.
• Taking antibiotics, because they destroy the natural bacterial flora of the vagina. Corticosteroids can also stimulate the growth of Candida.
• Taking the contraceptive pill, in some women.
• Wearing synthetic underwear and tight clothing, which retain body heat and create a moist environment conducive to the proliferation of yeast Candida.
• Consumption of foods high in sugar.
• Estrogen treatment.
• The regular use of vaginal douches for “hygienic” purposes (3 or more times per month) or the use of intimate antiseptic products.
• Wearing a copper IUD.
• A new sexual partner or many partners (this is a hypothesis regarding bacterial vaginosis29).

Trichomonase

• Unprotected sex with an infected partner or with multiple partners.