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Cause of vc

The condition is caused by a yeast, Candida albicans, a usually harmless inhabitant of the gastrointestinal tract, skin and vagina, which overgrows to cause infections when conditions allow. The vagina harbours an extensive flora of bacteria and fungi; in women of child-bearing age oestrogen promotes the production of glycogen in the vaginal epithelium, the glycogen breaks down to glucose and lowers the pH of vaginal secretions, promoting an environment favourable to the growth of Candida.

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