Vaginitis

Vaginitis's disease overview

In the life of a woman, everyone has at least once with vaginitis, inflammation can leave early complications, causing discomfort, affecting the quality of life and potential complications such as infertility if the disease is re -disease. Acting many times is not diagnosed with timely treatment or improper treatment.

normal vaginal discharge (white blood) is white as a slightly sticky, colorless egg whites, odorless. Damage is moisturizing the vaginal environment and facilitates sperm to move into the uterus. Normally secrete a stable amount, but if the discharge is more secretive than usual with an unpleasant smell, it can be a sign of vaginitis. The vaginal discharge is still white in normal but more secretive and unpleasant smell is called white blood disease due to many causes. Besides, the discharge that can change color is also a sign of vaginitis can also be due to many different causes, typical for each type of vaginitis.

What is vaginitis? The cause is usually due to the imbalance of vaginal bacteria or infected. Reducing estrogen levels after menopause and some skin disorders can also cause vaginitis. The disease can also be caused by misleading insights on how to clean the vaginal area (using soap with strong detergent, disinfectants, smells ...), due to sexually transmitted infection. Despite the common disease of the knowledge of women, women are not much and sometimes women still try to endure, hesitate to hesitate to go to the doctor, leading to progressive disease and leaving unfortunate consequences. Therefore, each woman needs a basic knowledge of vaginitis to take measures to prevent and treat if appropriate disease.

Causes of Vaginitis's disease

Causes depending on the type of vaginitis, specifically:

  • Bacterial vaginitis: The most common cause of vaginitis is due to the change of normal bacteria found in the vagina, to the excessive growth of One of some other creatures. Typically, bacteria are often found in the vagina (lactobacilli) more than other bacteria (anaerobes) in the vagina. If anaerobic bacteria become too much, they upset the balance, causing bacterial vaginosis. This type of vaginitis seems to be related to sex, especially if you have many new partners or partners, but it also occurs in women who do not work sex.

    • Yeast infection: This happens when there is an overgrowth of a mushroom organism, usually the Candida albicans in the vagina. C. Albicans also cause infections in other wet areas on the body, such as in the mouth (thrush), skin folds and nail beds. Mushrooms can also cause diaper rash. Candida albicans often appear in pregnant women or people with diabetes. In addition, antibiotic abuse also causes vaginal useful vaginal bacteria to be destroyed, creating conditions for Candida to grow. Candida vaginitis is less sexually transmitted, but if the disease recurs recurrent many times, you should also combine parallel treatment for your partner

    Trichomonas vaginitis: This common sexually transmitted infection is caused by a single -cell parasite called Trichomonas vagis. This organism spreads during sex with an infected person. In men, organisms are often contaminated with the urinary tract, but usually it does not cause symptoms. In women, Trichomonas infections often infect the vagina and can cause symptoms. It also increases the risk of women suffering from other sexually transmitted diseases.

    Vaginitis is not infected: Vaginal spray, douching, fragrant soap, fragrant detergent and spermicide products can cause allergic reactions Or stimulate vulva and vaginal tissue. Strange objects, such as forgotten silk paper or tampon, can also irritate the vaginal tissue in the vagina.

    Vaginitis due to moisturizing in menopausal women (vaginal atrophy): Reducing estrogen levels after menopause or ovarian removal surgery can cause vaginal lining Thin, sometimes leads to vaginal stimulation, burning and dry.

  • Gonorrhea vaginitis: Gonorrhea is one of the social diseases with rapid spread. Gonorrhea bacteria have the scientific name of Neisseria Gonorrhea or Gram -shaped bridge -shaped bridge. Sexual spread quickly.

    • Symptoms of Vaginitis's disease

    The vaginitis manifestations may include:

  • Change the color, smell or the amount of secretion from the vagina
    • vaginal itching or stimulation
  • Pain during intercourse
  • Painful urination
  • Mild vaginal bleeding or spot

    • If there is vaginal discharge, something many women do not have, the characteristics of the secretion can indicate the type of vaginitis is suffering from, including:

  • Bacterial vaginitis: It is possible to secrete gray -white fluid, smelly. The smell, often described as a fishy smell, may be more clear after sex. When getting vaginitis caused by Gardnerella Vaginalis, the patient will appear symptoms such as: a lot of discharge, opaque white or gray vaginal discharge, a vaginal area with an unpleasant fishy smell, especially when intercourse, when ovulation or ovulation or ovulation In menstrual days.
  • Yeast infection: The main symptom is itching, may have white, thick fluid like cheese or damaged gases that are liquid like water or dense like pus, white air discharge. Music, pigs in patches with itchy pain around the vulva with pain during urination, sex.
  • Trichomonas vaginitis: can cause green yellow secretion, sometimes with diluted air bubbles, unpleasant odors, tiny bubbles. Itchy, uncomfortable vaginal area feels like a child is crawling in the vagina. Painful during intercourse. Feeling of pain, burning each time urinating.
    • When to see a doctor?

    Meet a doctor if you develop unusual vagina, especially:

  • You have a particularly uncomfortable vaginal smell, secretion or itching.
  • You have never had a vaginal infection. Meeting a doctor can set the cause and help you learn to identify signs and symptoms.

    • You had a vaginal infection before.

  • You have many sex partners or a recent new partner. You may have sexually transmitted infections. Some sexually transmitted infections have signs and symptoms similar to yeast infections or vaginal infections.
  • You have completed a non -prescription anti -yeast drug and your symptoms still exist.

    • You have a fever, chills or pelvic pain.

    People at risk for Vaginitis's disease

    The factors that increase the risk of developing vaginitis include:

  • Hormonal changes, such as people involved in pregnancy, birth control pills or menopause
  • Sexual activity
  • Sexually transmitted infection
  • drugs, such as antibiotics and steroids
  • Use spermicide to prevent pregnancy
  • Uns control diabetes

    • Use sanitary products such as bubbles, vaginal spray or vaginal deodorant

  • Douching
  • Wear damp or tight clothes
  • Use uterine tools (DCTC) to prevent pregnancy

    • Prevention of Vaginitis's disease

    Prevention of vaginitis is extremely important and necessary to prevent the dangerous complications of vaginitis, specifically taking the following prevention measures:

  • Clean, scientific, scientific, clean vaginal hygiene from the rear.
  • When going to the toilet, you should wipe from before to the back, avoiding the bacteria spread from the anus to the vagina.
  • Do not use stimulants, female hygiene solutions with strong antiseptic properties, sanitation solutions must have a pH of vaginal pH
  • Avoid irritants: they include aromatic tampons, pads, douches and fragrant soap. Wash the soap from your external genital area after bathing, and dry this area to avoid irritation. Do not use harsh soap, such as substances that have the effect of deodorizing or antibacterial or bubble baths

    • Periodic health checks to detect potential risks.

  • Avoid bathing, hot water tanks and tanks.
  • Do not douche the vagina: Vaginal does not need to clean outside the normal shower. Repeated douching interrupts normal vaginal residents and can actually increase the risk of vaginal infections. Douching will not clean vaginal infections.

    • Use condoms: both male and female condoms can help avoid infection spread through sex.

  • Wear cotton underwear: Wear underwear with cotton pants. If you feel comfortable, you can skip your underwear to sleep. Yeast thrives in wet environments.

    • Diagnostic measures for Vaginitis's disease

    To diagnose the doctor's vaginitis based on the following signs:

  • Ask for a history of vaginal infections: Vaginal infections or sexually transmitted diseases, thereby orienting the cause of vaginitis or recurrence

    • Perform gynecological examination. While checking the pelvic area, the doctor may use a tool (speculum) to look inside your vagina to find inflammation and abnormal secretion.

  • Take vaginal discharge for testing: Collect a sample of cervical secretions or vagina for laboratory tests that can be fresh or transplanted to find because bacteria, fungi, .. causing vaginitis.
  • Perform pH test: Check the vaginal pH by applying a pH or pH test to the vaginal wall. The increase in pH may indicate vaginal bacteria or trichomonas infection. However, pH test is not a reliable diagnostic test.

    • Vaginitis's disease treatments

    How to treat vaginitis, treat vaginitis with what medicine? >

  • Bacterial vaginitis. For this type of vaginitis, your doctor may prescribe the metronidazole (flagyl) that you take with gel or metronidazole cream (Metrogel) or Clindamycin (Cleocin) cream that you apply to the vagina. 

    • Yeast infections: Yeast infections are usually treated with antifungal creams such as miconazole, clotrimazole, butoconazole or tioconazole. Yeast infection can also be treated with antifungal drugs such as fluconazole (diflucan)

    Trichomonas vaginitis: Metronidazole (Flagyl) or Tinidazole (Tinkamax).

  • Vaginitis due to moisturizing in menopausal women (vaginal atrophy). Estrogen (cream) can effectively treat this condition. 
  • Vaginitis is not infected. To treat this type of vaginitis, you need to determine the exact origin of stimulation and avoid it. Source may include new soap, washing powder, tampons or tampon.

    • All these drugs are used under the prescription and monitoring of the doctor.

    See also:

  • Where is the vagina and what function?

    • What is vaginal pH and what does it mean to health?

    5 common causes of vaginitis

  • How is vaginitis diagnosed and treated?
  • Why do pregnant women 35 - 36 often have vaginitis?

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