What is vaginitis? Vaginitis is the inflammation of vaginal mucosa and submucous connective tissue. It is a common disease in gynecological clinic.
Experts said that due to the anatomical and biochemical characteristics of normal healthy women, the vagina has a natural defense function against the invasion of pathogens. When the natural defense function of the vagina is damaged, the pathogens are easy to invade, leading to vaginitis.
Young women and postmenopausal women are more susceptible to infection than adolescence and childbearing age women because of lack of estrogen, thin vaginal epithelium, reduced glycogen content in cells, and high vaginal pH of about 7. The main clinical characteristics of vaginitis are the change of leucorrhea and vulva itching and burning. The pain of sexual intercourse is also common. When the infection involves urethra, it can have symptoms such as dysuria and urgency of urination.
Q: what are the common symptoms of monilial vaginitis?
A: the increase of vaginal secretions, foul smell and itching does not mean that the symptoms must be caused by mould, but it is the most common reason.
Why is it easy to get the disease?
A: Generally speaking, Candida is usually found in every woman's vagina; there are many eosinophils in the normal vagina, which will make bad bacteria unable to grow. If your life is irregular, your diet is abnormal, your sleep is insufficient, your clothes are airtight, your work is busy and you are under pressure, which will weaken your resistance (that is, your immune system), and destroy the balance of bacteria in your vagina.
Question: those people are born especially easy to get monilial vaginitis?
A: pregnant women, diabetics, patients taking antibiotics and steroids for a long time (more than 7 days), patients with congenital immune insufficiency, AIDS patients, etc.
Q: those people are more likely to get monilial vaginitis the day after tomorrow?
Answer: often use undiluted strong bactericide (such as savilon and ibiron) to wash vagina; wear clothes that make perineum airtight all day (pantyhose, jeans, pads); stay up late, insomnia, lack of sleep; like stimulating food (chili, coffee, fried food); some women who take contraceptive; living environment is wet, etc.
Q: can't get the disease without sex?
Answer: no! There is no direct relationship between candidal vaginitis and sexual behavior. Girls before puberty and women after menopause will also be infected because of the lack of female hormones and the weakening of vaginal resistance. The increase of vaginal secretions will make women suffer from itching