Women's Health
Know Your Body 🌿
Understand what's happening in your body with honest, evidence-based information, then take a moment to listen, track, and know when it's time to ask for care.
A gentle reminder: This is educational information shared with love, not medical advice. Always talk with your trusted healthcare provider about what's right for your body.
What brings you here today?
Start with what feels closest to what you're experiencing.
Your Cycle & Periods
Understand changes in your cycle, bleeding, symptoms, and period care.
Vaginal & Sexual Health
Find clear, shame-free guidance for common symptoms, infections, and sexual health.
Fertility & Pregnancy
Explore early pregnancy, fertility experiences, and the people who can support your care.
Conditions & Women's Health
Learn about common conditions, procedures, and changes that deserve informed care.
Hormones & Life Changes
Make sense of hormonal transitions and the changes they can bring.
Preventive & Clinical Care
Prepare for screenings and everyday preventive care with confidence.
What's a yeast infection?
An overgrowth of Candida, a fungus that lives naturally in the vagina in small amounts. When the balance shifts, candida multiplies and causes symptoms. About 75% of people with vulvas will have at least one in their lifetime, it's incredibly common and very treatable.
Causes & triggers
- Antibiotics, the most common trigger; they wipe out good bacteria that keep yeast in check
- Hormonal shifts (pregnancy, birth control, menstruation)
- Uncontrolled blood sugar / diabetes
- High-sugar or high-refined-carb diets (for some people)
- Tight, damp clothing, wet swimsuits, sweaty leggings
- Scented products, douching, harsh soaps
- Weakened immune system
- Sometimes triggered by sex, though it's not an STI
Symptoms
- Intense itching of the vulva and vagina
- Thick, white, "cottage cheese" discharge, usually odorless
- Redness, swelling, soreness of the vulva
- Burning, especially with urination or sex
- Tiny cracks or fissures in the skin
Treatment options
- OTC antifungals: miconazole (Monistat), clotrimazole, 1, 3, or 7-day creams or suppositories.
- Prescription oral antifungal: fluconazole (Diflucan), single pill, very effective.
- For recurrent infections (4+ per year), providers may prescribe a longer course or maintenance therapy.
- Avoid: garlic cloves, hydrogen peroxide, douching, these can worsen irritation.
Prevention
- Cotton underwear; change out of wet/sweaty clothes promptly
- Skip scented soaps, sprays, bubble baths, and "feminine" wipes
- Wipe front to back
- Probiotics with Lactobacillus strains, especially during/after antibiotics
- Manage blood sugar if applicable
- Eat plain yogurt with live cultures; some find low-sugar diets help
- Don't douche, the vagina is self-cleaning
See a doctor if…
- It's your first suspected yeast infection (need to confirm diagnosis)
- Symptoms don't clear with OTC treatment in 7 days
- You get 4+ infections per year
- You're pregnant
- You have fever, pelvic pain, or unusual odor
- You have diabetes or a weakened immune system
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Where your health journey continues
Know Your Body can help you understand what's happening. When you're ready to go deeper, explore the part of the garden that fits your season.
Cycle Garden
Track your cycle and understand your rhythm.
Growing
Support for fertility, conception, and trying to conceive.
Blooming
Pregnancy guidance for each stage of the journey.
Mother Bloom
Care for recovery, feeding, and life after birth.
Final Bloom
Navigate perimenopause, menopause, and what comes next.
Inner Garden
Tend to your emotional and mental well-being.