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I have Candida Albicans or Yeast Infections. I have heard that hormones aggravate yeast infections?

April 26, 2017aggravate albicans Candida heard Hormones infections yeast

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I have Candida Albicans or Yeast Infections. I have heard that hormones aggravate yeast infections?

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Birth control pills are known to be a factor in yeast over-growth. Candida can also be responsible for hormonal imbalance due to its attack on the endocrine system. Dr. Orian T. Truss a leading authority on chronic candidaisis states, “When tests are done on estrogen levels, thyroid levels, or other hormone levels and people are suffering from these symptoms (candidiasis), the hormones are there in the bloodstream, but they are not activating any response.