| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Hormones, especially progesterone, and birth control pills can also cause or contribute to candidiasis, explaining why the condition is more prevalent in women than in men. (Incidence of candidiasis is also less common among children and women who have entered menopause.) Progesterone, which is contained in most birth control pills, is also produced at high levels by the body prior to menstruation
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