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How does a yeast infection in men: the typical manifestations of

Thrush ‒ an intimate disease, to talk about which is unpleasant. Its symptoms are hard to learn, and the consequences of candidiasis can be quite sad.

Regardless of whether you have received a yeast infection its development against the background of low immunity or transmitted sexually, its continued manifestations.

In this article we will try to understand how does a yeast infection in men.

Signs of the disease

In men thrush appears 3-14 days after the start of the activity of pathogenic bacteria. The duration of the incubation period depends on the individual men. Candidiasis starts to show, perhaps, the most terrible symptom is the intolerable itching. How long does the itching? It can be permanent, and may occur periodically. There is a sensation as a result of the accumulations of a large number of microorganisms in one area. You can not comb the genitals and other places itch, it will only worsen the disease.

Usually itching with a yeast infection in men is always accompanied by redness, sometimes a rash occurs. Redness in men characteristic of the head and foreskin of the penis, groin, buttocks area. How long can appear the symptom? Most often, almost immediately after sexual intercourse if their partner a yeast infection. In addition to redness and rashes on the skin in males may experience specific spots.

Another typical symptom of yeast infection in men is a burning sensation. Sensations such a plan is apparent in the area of the glans penis and its foreskin. To a greater extent burning is observed during intercourse and also when urinating. Quite often regular burning able to go in quite painful.

Also thrush is simply impossible to imagine without the characteristic discharge. About how they look and in how much time are manifested, explained in the next paragraph.

On the external signs

After an incubation period of almost at once men with a yeast infection start to appear to be stressed. They have the appearance of plaque of grayish-white color and are located primarily on the head of the penis. If the thrush in men is in the running state, then his penis can look like this: covered with a cheesy touch body with small pits on the foreskin and head.

While candidiasis provokes an unpleasant smell, which publishes the allocation of men. He's a little sour and quite sharp.

Man sometimes feels dry member, and hence taken as described above itching, and burning. Complete the picture of redness, rash, can appear even small cracks. Deteriorating the process in that case, if the head and foreskin startto swell, bringing a lot of inconvenience and causing discomfort.

Here is manifested in men a yeast infection, making life unbearable. If you had found similar signs of the pathological process, one way out ‒ immediate doctor's visit. Here and diagnosis and its subsequent treatment. Know all about pills, creams, ointments, and about folk remedies? Great! However, self-treatment for thrush is more likely to have the opposite effect.

Why may receive pathology

In men a yeast infection with the above symptoms and signs may appear not only on the significant decrease in the immune system, although this factor, if we talk about the development of the pathological process, is leading the way. What else can cause a rapid multiplication of Candida fungus:

  • Transmission through sexual intercourse if the female partner of a male yeast infection occurs in acute or chronic form.
  • Disorders associated with the endocrine system.
  • Diseases of the blood.
  • The presence of HIV infection.
  • The use of a long time of antibacterial agents.
  • On the background of prolonged stress and emotional stress.

To avoid thrush, you need to monitor their health, nutrition, personal hygiene, physical activity. If preventive measures have not helped and the symptoms were still detected, do not need to succumb to panic, do not be afraid of treatment, the main thing that it was timely.