The impact of oral contraception on vulvovaginal candidiasis

Vulvo-vaginal candidosis in a cohort of hormonal contraceptive users in Ibadan, Nigeria

“…Eleven (22.9%) of the 48 women using emergency contraceptives had VVC and this is not statistically significant. This finding is similar to some studies that believed oral contraceptive alone may not influence the recurrence of VVC (16,38). However, this is not in agreement with the findings of another study that found that users of oral contraceptive pills are at increased risk for acquisition of VVC.…”

“…It has been estimated that more than 70% of women develop at least one episode in their life time, (11) 50% experience a second episode, (11,13,14) while 5-8% encounter recurrences. (15) Oestrogen dominance usually enhances overgrowth of Candida spp in the vaginal milieu; and it has also been established in previous studies that oral contraceptives may determine the possibility of recurrent vulvo-vaginal candidiasis (14,16,17). Other predisposing factors linked to vaginal candidiasis include HIV infection, pregnancy, diabetes and undue prolonged use of antibiotics.…”

Microbiological Study of Various Candida Species and Its Antifungal Sensitivity Testing Isolated From Antenatal Women With Vaginitis, in Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital, Western India

“…Thus, in symptomatic women, a positive wet mount or culture for Candida is necessary to assess whether this organism is present in the vagina. The findings in the our study shows association between a positive Candida culture & symptomatology along with current oral contraceptive and antibiotic usage and pregnancy parallel earlier reports [10][11][12]. The swabs were taken & were inoculated into Sabouraud's Dextrose Agar and Hichrom Candida agar [5,6].…”

Effect of Antibiotics on Vulvovaginal Candidiasis: A MetroNet Study

“…1,2,7,14 For example, some case-control studies 19,20 found no evidence of an association between antibiotic agents and symptomatic VCC, whereas others reached an opposite conclusion. 10,13,21 The results from a prospective study of 250 pregnant women concluded that extensive antibiotic use posed little risk for the development of yeast infection. 22 In addition to antibiotics, other hypothesized risk factors for VVC include pregnancy; a history of VVC; sexual practices (especially receptive oral sex); oral hormones, either contraceptive or replacement therapy; diabetes mellitus and other immunodeficiency states; and African American ethnicity.…”