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Your intimate health may affect your comfort and quality of life.

Canesten is here to help! By sharing helpful information and  providing effective products we help you prevent and treat intimate infections. Feel healthy and in control of your body again with Canesten!

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Facts about intimate health

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On average, 3 out of 4 women will have at least one episode of thrush in their lifetime1. 1 in 2 will experience at least one repeat episode2.

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Although women are more often affected by yeast infection, men are also at risk when having unprotected sex with a woman with thrush.

1. Sobel. JD. Lancet 2007; 369: 1961-71.
2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Vulvovaginal candidiasis. 2015.

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