Part of the problem is that sometimes more than one type of vaginitis can be present at the same time. Often vaginitis is present without any symptoms at all. To help you better understand these six major causes of vaginitis, let's look briefly at each one of them and how they are treated. They are caused by one of the many species of fungus called Candida . Candida normally live in small numbers in the vagina as well as in the mouth and digestive tract of both men and women.
Yeast infections produce a thick, white vaginal discharge with the consistency of cottage cheese.
Although the discharge can be somewhat watery, it is odorless. Yeast infections usually cause the vagina and the vulva to be very itchy and red. Usually this happens when a change in the delicate balance in a woman's system occurs. Other factors which can upset the delicate balance include pregnancy which changes hormone levels and diabetes which allows too much sugar in the urine and vagina. Bacterial vaginosis will often cause a vaginal discharge.