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How to outsmart candida and curb recurrent yeast infections

Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by an overgrowth of the Candida albicans yeast species. [iStockphoto]

Most women will probably get a yeast infection at some point. Globally, this has happened to at least 75 per cent of women in their lifetimes.

As a specialist in clinical health, health systems and women's wellness, Dr Junior F Mukudi has frequently treated women struggling with the irritation of yeast infections.

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