The internet — and likely the magazines in the supermarket checkout line — are full of tips to help you achieve and maintain a healthy vaginal pH. Eat yogurt. Douche with vinegar and water. There’s lots of free advice out there, but how do you know what’s safe and what’s harmful? Your vaginal pH is
Yeast infection
When too many yeast cells grow in a woman’s vagina, then a yeast infection is to blame. Most women would probably be surprised to learn that yeast, a fungus, exists normally in their vagina without issue – that it’s actually entirely healthy. However, when too much yeast occurs due to an imbalance, then an infection
