Saturday, September 12, 2009

Men And Yeast Infections

By Jason Myers

Candidiasis, or yeast infection is known to be a woman problem, but men are not spared. Candidiasis is essentially the extensive development of fungus candida. The fungus is known to flourish very well in an environment that has the optimal conditions - moist, warm and dark.

Any part of the human body that has these conditions will make the fungus thrive well. Thus, women and men are both vulnerable to yeast infection.

Sex, diet, antibiotics and sanitary are the few among many other known factors that cause yeast infection in men. Sadly, many males will move on with their daily life without knowing they have a yeast infection. One reason is that the men and women bodies are built differently.

Men will only be conscious of a yeast infection if it creates other complications in their health, but for the women, a simple vaginal infection and discharge will start sending alarms. This is because the outside temperature of the skin surrounding the male's sex organ is 77 degrees, thus holds the yeast infection inactive for long.

The social life of men is also believed to contribute to yeast infections. Men who are excessive beer drinkers incline to have skin yeast particularly around their sex organ. Yeast is basically known to puff bread while cooking, is it not also a possibility that it can also swell a prostrate gland? This explains the reason why men with active sex life are more affected by prostrate problems like prostate cancer than young males. Yeast will basically travel up to the urethral canal, to the prostrate gland, and excess production level will expand the gland.

Although medical discipline is introducing male yeast infection treatments in the market, initially, all yeast infection treatments were tailor made for females. The most practical measure thus to be taken is to practice prevention. Improving diet, practicing safe sex, changing lifestyle and upholding maximum hygiene are the key to averting yeast infections in men. - 14130

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