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Acupuncture Congress 2018 Herbal Medicine: Open Access
ISSN: 2472-0151 Page 24
August 20-21, 2018
Dublin, Ireland
9th International Conference on
Acupuncture &
Chinese Medicine
Vulvovaginal candidiasis is one of the more common
gynecological complaints seen in a healthcare setting and
bears a significant financial, emotional and physical cost for
women. It is estimated that upto 75% of women will experience
one episode in their life, while 5-10% will have recurring
episodes. For women who have three to four episodes within a
year are diagnosed with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis. In
the United States alone it is estimated that three million women
suffer from Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis (RVVC). RVVC
presents an increasing challenge in clinical practice due to
increasing and widespread antifungal resistance. Experts have
warned that the prevalence of vulvovaginitis will increase due
to antifungal resistance and an expected rise in non C. albicans
species. With increasing short course use of antifungal
therapies and emergence of resistant yeast strains treating
RVVC will present further challenges. Homeopathy may help
to offer a simple, safe and cost-effective as clinical evidence
as well as in vitro evidence has shown homeopathic medicines
provide inhibitory activity against Candida albicans.
Biography
Vijay Nielsen has completed a Diploma in Homeopathic Medicine at Dr Niel-
sen’s Homeopathic Medical Education and Research Centre Inc., (Winnipeg,
Canada) and has completed his fellowship at Vinayaka Mission’s Hospital
(Salem, India). In 2005, he started his private practice at Nielsen Clinic, where
he specializes inWomen’s Health and Dermatology, combining homeopathy
and integrative medicine with a clinical approach and has won numerous
awards. He was recently selected as one of IMPACT Magazine’s Top Doctor
for 2018. He is a Published Author in theJournal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceu-
tical Sciences and has a amazon best seller co-authored book.
Vijay Nielsen
Nielsen Clinic, Canada
Vijay Nielsen, Herb Med. 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.21767/2472-0151-C1-002
Recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis: Clinical
manifestations, pathogenesis and personalized
therapeutics with homeopathic medicines