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So a few weeks ago I answered listeners questions about a topic that's extremely important to

at least most of us sex. But due to time constraints I could

only get to about half of the questions I wanted to answer. And since that episode aired, many listeners wrote in asking for a second episode on sexual health.

So today I'm picking up where I left off on this on core episode of the Dr. Gondry

podcast. I'll answer listeners questions about healthy genitals, libido, and so much more. So stay tuned. You might be surprised by some of my answers,

or maybe all of my answers. So you know how to take care of your heart, brain, and gut, but your genitals are important too,

just as every other part of your body. So I'm going to share how you can keep your genitals as healthy as can be. So here's a few questions from

Instagram on that topic. I struggle with constant yeast infections. how do I deal?

So here's the deal.

Yeast infections seem to be a very common problem with women.

And the first thing you have to know is that we now know that there is a vaginal

microbiome just like there's a gut microbiome just like there's a skin

microbiome and that microbiome is actually a very important

factor in your overall health, if you're a woman listening and also really contributes to your

reproductive ability. It turns out that one of the things that the vaginal microbiome does or does not do is make you

fertile or less fertile and can actually kill off your partner's sperm if that's what they want to do and the wrong bugs are

living in there and pay attention. So what about yeast infections?

Well, the vast majority of yeast infections

that I see in my patients usually follow,

number one, a round of antibiotics for a completely different reason

whether it was you had the sniffles and your doctor gave you a z-pack or anything else

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