Yeesht! Preventing Yeast Infections
Hours spent in gyms, malls and salons, getting clipped, fit and outfitted – all of it won’t matter much if, when it comes time to actually have the sex you’re primping for, you didn’t put a few minutes into preventing a yeast infection. Owie! Yuck! Nothing’s worse than looking forward to a night of passion and suddenly getting that little itch that may be telling you something. “Yeast loves heat darkness moisture and sugar so its no wonder they’re happy growing in vaginas,” says Sheri Winston , sexuality teacher and counselor, nurse midwife, author and founder of the Center for the Intimate Arts. Sugar aids and abets yeast and a lot of women get yeast infections when they’re on vacation – “they drink margaritas, eat desserts, go to the beach, have lots of sex,” all creating a prime atmosphere for yeast to thrive (the moisture, friction, semen and contraceptives that co...