A woman in the United States said she single-handedly dispersed a Planned Parenthood protest by chanting the words "yeast infection" at the group.

Mary Numair had seen a woman holding a sign that read "abortion kills children" outside the Planned Parenthood building near her work.

Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organisation that provides reproductive health and maternal health services in the US.

After several failed attempts at approaching the protestors to discuss their complaints, the 29-year-old decided on a different approach.

Ms Numair approached the protestors chanting "yeast infections" while holding a placard that read, "Dear PP, thanks for helping with my yeast infections!".

She said she supports Planned Parenthood because they had helped treat her for UTIs and yeast infections when she was 20 and had provided her with birth control pills.

"Planned Parenthood is vital resource for so many people," she told BuzzFeed.

"We have to look beyond the pro-life/pro-choice debate and recognise this organisation is out there providing some of the most important care to our sensitive medical needs."

Planned Parenthood tweeted their approval at Ms Numair, saying: "Activism takes many forms."

Since the news of her actions went viral, Ms Numair is being hailed as a "shero", a female hero.

People have taken to social media to express their support:

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