Yeast infection is a type of Vaginitis. Vaginitis is a medical term that is used for any infection or inflammation of the vagina.  That reduces our discussion on yeast infection to vagina yeast infection; because yeast infection can be found in other moist places in the body like the mouth.

Vaginitis have been discovered to present itself in different ways, and all the different types of virginities have their separate causes and symptoms. The various types of Vaginitis are discussed below.

Types Of Vaginitis

• Trichomoniasis- This is a sexually transmitted disease whose cause is traceable to a single-cell parasite. Symptoms of trichomoniasis include itching of the vagina, burning sensation felt during urination and soreness of the vagina and vulva. Some women who suffer from trichomoniasis do not develop any form of symptoms.

• Bacterial Vaginosis- This infection, bacteria vaginosis, has been found to be the most common infection that most women develop when they are in their reproductive years. Bacterial vaginosis is said to be caused by the excessive growth of the bacteria that is usually found in the vagina. The associated symptom to this infection is a thin, milky vaginal discharge that can have a fishy smell. This is an infection that a lot of women who have it do no know they do have, until they go for routine gynecological examination.

• Yeast Infection- This is our major topic of discussion and it is the most common and familiar form of vaginitis. Yeast infection is what occurs when too much fungus grow in a woman’s vagina. Yeast infection produces symptoms like a thick vagina discharge which can be in the form of cottage cheese; this discharge can be watery and never produce a smell. Another symptom that is noticeable when vaginitis is a yeast infection is that itching will be experienced in and around the vagina of the victim. The vagina of such person can even become reddish in color.

Treatment Of Yeast Infection
All the kinds of presentation of vaginitis that has been briefly discussed above have some of their symptoms related but the cause of each type of vaginitis is different from one another, so also is the cure for each type.

The most easy and convenient to treat out of all known vaginitis is our main topic of discussion, yeast infection. Yeast infection is a kind of vaginitis that can be treated even without consulting a physician, by getting over the counter drugs, but it is advised to seek the attention and help of a physician especially if you are having yeast infection for the first time.

Readily available antifungal medications are the kind of drugs used in treating yeast infection. Antifungal drugs used in treating yeast infection can be gels that will be rubbed in around the vagina.

The treatment can also take the form of the use of vagina tablets or suppositories. The other kind of medication employed in the treatment of yeast infection is oral antifungal drugs. An advice from a physician can incorporate the two forms of medication if necessary.