‘Make sure you always wear clean pants’ isn’t just something your mum used to say – keeping your underwear scrupulously clean could stop you from getting ill
We’ve all heard of antibiotic resistance. The same thing is happening with other causes of infections in humans: fungi, viruses and parasites. This is making thrush and other infections hard to treat.
If symptoms of thrush persist despite treatment, you may have an entirely different condition that would not be helped by anti-fungal creams or tablets.
While most women will have one or more episodes of uncomplicated and temporary thrush, some suffer from recurrent episodes. These can be shameful and often debilitating.
Research Fellow in Women's Health at Monash University and Honorary Researcher, General Practice and Primary Health Care Academic Centre, The University of Melbourne