Vaginitis, or inflammation of the vagina, is a group of conditions that cause vulvovaginal symptoms such as itching, burning pain, irritation and abnormal fluid flow. Normal healthy women vagina due to the characteristics of the anatomical organization of the invasion of pathogens have a natural defense function. Such as the closure of the vaginal opening, the vaginal wall of the front and back of the close, the vaginal epithelial cells under the influence of estrogen hyperplasia and surface cell keratinization, the vaginal pH is maintained in balance, so that alkaline-adapted pathogens reproduction is inhibited, and the cervical mucus is alkaline, when the natural defenses of the vagina is damaged, pathogens are easy to invade, resulting in vaginal inflammation.

Normally there are aerobic and anaerobic bacteria residing in the vagina, forming a normal vaginal flora. Any reason to break the ecological balance between the vagina and the flora can also form conditionally pathogenic bacteria. Clinically common are: bacterial vaginosis (occupying 22% to 50% of symptomatic women), Candida vaginitis (17% to 39%), trichomonas vaginitis (4% to 35%), geriatric vaginitis, vaginitis in young women.

1, ? Do not abuse antibiotics. Do not use antibiotics easily. Because antibiotics may inhibit some of the beneficial bacteria in the vagina, resulting in dysbiosis, mold reproduction leading to mycosis vaginalis. Therefore, the use of antibiotics should be cautious.

2,? Diabetes and other chronic diseases: diabetic patients with reduced immunity, is a high-risk group of vaginitis.

3,? Proper cleaning of the vulva.

(1) cleaning order: wash your hands first, then wash the vulva from front to back, then wash the labia majora and minora, and finally wash around the anus and anus.

(2) utensil hygiene: cleaning utensils should be washed before use, towels should be dried or ventilated to dry after use, preferably in the sun, conducive to sterilization and disinfection.

(3) warm water cleaning: warm water can be cleaned, the water temperature should not be too high, 38 degrees ~ 40 degrees or so, feel not cool and not stimulate the skin is good.

4. Clean the vulva every day. Women's vulvar skin is delicate and soft, sebaceous glands and sweat glands secretion than other parts of the body surface exuberant, coupled with the influence of leukorrhea, the local easy to breed germs, must be cleaned every day vulva.

5, try not to use alkaline soap, potassium permanganate, acidic gynecological cleaning and disinfectant supplies to wash the vulva.

6, do not douche the vagina. The vagina itself has a ? self-purifying effect? , under normal circumstances, women do not have to do vaginal douching, as long as you keep the vulva clean, otherwise due to frequent vaginal douching to destroy the internal environment of the vagina, but prone to flora imbalance, counterproductive. Vaginal over-cleaning: frequent use of gynecological cleansers is to cause the destruction of the vaginal internal environment, resulting in vaginal flora imbalance, reducing local resistance and increasing the chance of infection. The best way to clean the pubic area is to use water.

7, separate washing underwear. Underwear must be washed separately, placed in a ventilated place to dry, if there are conditions, in the sun dry better, regular cleaning washing machine.

8, choose a good underwear. Tight chemical fiber underwear will make the vagina local temperature and humidity increase, very suitable for the breeding of pathogenic bacteria, so try to use cotton, loose underwear, change underwear.

9, reproductive health: keep the vulva clean and dry, wash and change the underwear, do not use bath towels and tubs with others, do not wear tight-fitting underwear, and the bath towels and underwear used during the period of illness should be boiled and sterilized. During treatment, sexual intercourse is prohibited or condoms are used to prevent cross-infection.

Partner treatment: After suffering from vaginitis, the couple did not follow the doctor's requirements **** the same treatment. Trichomonas vaginitis, fungal vaginitis can be mutually infected between husband and wife. Some men, although not ill, but healthy carriers, should also receive treatment.

10, even if the secretion of more than try not to use pads, menstrual sanitary napkins should be changed diligently. Do not just use vaginitis treatment drugs. There are several kinds of vaginitis, different vaginitis medication is different. Therefore, before buying drugs, patients should grasp the type of disease suffered, the correct choice of drugs. If you are not sure, you should go to the hospital, and the doctor will choose sensitive drugs for treatment according to the infecting pathogen and the patient's signs. At the same time, the doctor will also tell the patient the correct way to use the drug and the course of treatment, to avoid drug resistance and the recurrence of the disease.

Once you have a vulvar itch or an abnormal leukorrhea, it is likely that you have a vaginal infection, and you should not use the medication on your own, but you should go to the hospital in a timely manner, and use the medication under the guidance of the doctor, and do not delay the treatment for your shame.