Jessica Wynn

Yeast infections are really common.

That's an overgrowth of yeast that normally lives in the vagina and causes intense burning and itching.

There's bacterial vaginosis, which we mentioned before, which is an out-of-balance bacterial infection.

That usually expresses itself after sex.

Yeah, that seems to be the culprit.

And women often suffer urinary tract infections.

That's not the vagina, but it's all in the same zip code.

So people confuse the three.

And studies show only a third of women who buy these over-the-counter yeast medications actually have yeast.

So the rest have something else.

Again, vocabulary matters.

So trust your body when something feels wrong, but go to the doctor.

Sure.

That's why we need Planned Parenthood.

But as far as birth control, every method has pros and cons.

The pill is still very common.

It's around 99% effective if you use it perfectly.

So it's closer to like 90% in real life because people miss doses.

But there's side effects from that.

Some people feel great.