A white vaginal discharge that looks like cottage cheese. A burning pain during sexual intercourse. Swelling of the vulva. Three-fourths of all women will have one at some time in their lives. Half of women have more than one infection in their lives.
Yeast are tiny organisms that normally live in small numbers on the skin and inside the vagina.
The acidic environment of the vagina helps keep yeast from growing. If the vagina becomes less acidic , too many yeast can grow and cause a vaginal infection.