The nurse in a women's health clinic,educates patients about the benefits of probiotic therapy.Today,the nurse is working with a patient complaining of recurrent vaginal yeast infections.The patient's laboratory tests confirm Candida albicans.Which statement helps the nurse to determine that the patient needs more teaching regarding probiotic therapy?

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Eating yogurt does not eliminate yeast infections permanently or completely take away the potential for them to occur.Eating a probiotic,such as yogurt,can reduce vaginal yeast infections if eaten on a regular basis by establishing and supporting healthy body flora.Probiotics are most helpful when the bacteria are live and of a sufficient number to reestablish healthy amounts of flora.The statement that probiotics will prevent future infections is false,so the patient requires teaching on this point.

The Nurse in a Women's Health Clinic,educates Patients About the Benefits