Study: Men Do Not Cause Yeast Infections in Women; University of Michigan Researchers Find Oral Sex, Masturbating Linked to Recurrent Infections.

(From AScribe)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Women may blame their husbands or boyfriends for headaches, tears and stress. But they can't be blamed for those nasty recurrent yeast infections, contrary to popular belief.

A new study by University of Michigan Health System researchers finds that the presence of yeast in male sex partners does not make women more prone to recurrent yeast infections. Certain sexual activities, however, were linked to increased risk of recurrent yeast infections in women, according to the study.

"Many physicians, and many women, believe that women get recurrent yeast infections because their partner passes the yeast back to them during intercourse. This study refutes that belief," says study …