Ever notice white patches on your tongue or redness in your mouth or throat? It could be oral thrush, a common fungal infection. These patches may feel sore and tender, and scraping them could ...

Around 138 million women around the world are affected by thrush, according to a University of Manchester study, with the incidence of recurrent thrush set to rise to an estimated 158 million people ...

Oral candidiasis, also called thrush, can last a highly variable length of time. If it occurs because a person is taking an antibiotic, it likely will get better quickly once the antibiotic course is ...

There’s no beating around the bush on this one. For the last three years I have suffered from recurring thrush. In June 2019 I was on a weekend break with my ex-boyfriend in Berlin when I felt a ...

Causes: Thrush is a very common infection caused when a yeast called Candida albicans, which normally lives at manageable levels in the body, overgrows inside the vagina. Factors that lower the normal ...

Candida is a yeast, or fungus, that naturally lives in and on your body. The most prevalent of the more than 20 species of Candida yeast is Candida albicans. An overgrowth of candida can lead to a ...

Answered by Dr. Howard E. Lewine M.D. Chief Medical Editor, Harvard Health Publishing · 40 years of experience · USA Oral candidiasis, also called thrush, can last a highly variable length of time. If ...