It is important to get rid of yeast infections, as they usually affect adult females. Any fungus grows well in dark and moist area, hence yeast has a tendency to grow in the female reproductive organ. Yeast is already present in the reproductive organ's area of women in normal circumstances. Nearly 75% of women get a yeast infection at least once in their life time.

Yeast infections happen once the yeast starts to multiply without any control. When a woman’s immune system gets weakened, it usually leads to yeast infection. This may be while battling any illness or while treating any disease by using antibiotics.

There are a number of common yeast infection symptoms in women. But the symptoms of various medical conditions may be quite similar to each other. These may include some more serious sexually transmitted diseases. Consulting a doctor is the best option if you think that you have a yeast infection. Any serious disease will be ruled out this way. The most common yeast infection symptoms in women are:

• Any form of itching

• Soreness of any form

• Burning sensation while passing urine

• White and thick female reproductive organ's discharge

• Foul smell coming from the female reproductive organ

• Feeling of pain in the female reproductive organ's area

• A feeling of pain in the abdomen region

These symptoms may be experienced by certain women many times in a year. The reason being that these women are more prone to female reproductive organ's yeast infections. There is nearly 5% of such women who tend to get yeast infections 4 to 5 times each year.

Another point to be noted here is that some women may experience only slight symptoms while some may experience no symptoms at all. The male partner may still get the yeast infection passed on to him. There are different symptoms in the case of males. The following may be some of these symptoms:

• Chapped and dry skin in the genital area

• Constipation accompanied with gas

• Occurrence of rashes

• The male reproductive organ head getting soreness

• A thick discharge which is white in colour

• Occurrence of blisters

The other conditions involving the genitals have similar symptoms. As early as possible it is crucial to know how to treat the yeast infection symptoms. Treat your yeast infection symptoms quickly in the right away.

Care needs to be taken to prevent female reproductive organ's infection. Hygiene is the most important part. Dry and clean female reproductive organ's area will always help. Always wear cotton undergarments. Avoid synthetic innerwear. Immediately change your swimsuit when it gets wet. Feminine sprays, scented toilet paper and deodorant tampons need to be avoided.

A pelvic examination may be done to confirm the yeast infection symptoms in women. This will show any inflammation of the vulva.

Yeast infection may be alleviated due to many reasons. It may be due to stress or due to lack of sleep. Other factors may be illness or during pregnancy. Poor eating habits like eating too much of sugary food also promotes yeast infection. Yeast infection will be more common in women taking in steroids or birth control pills.