Vaginitis is a common and frequently-occurring disease in women, which plagues many female friends. Statistics show that 75% of women have at least one vaginitis in their lifetime. Vaginitis is divided into several types, and the causes and treatment methods are different but have certain commonalities. If you are often troubled by vaginitis, or want to actively prevent vaginitis, you need to pay attention to the following things.
Don’t over-clean
We know that poor hygiene can lead to many diseases, but clean water can kill fish, and over-cleaning can only be counterproductive. The vagina is not a sterile environment. There are a large number of microorganisms in the vagina of healthy women, most of which are beneficial bacteria and a small part of which are pathogenic bacteria.
Lactobacillus is beneficial bacteria and the dominant flora in the vagina. It can suppress other pathogenic microorganisms at a low level, so the microorganisms usually restrict each other and live in peace. When broken, disease occurs.
Excessive cleaning and abuse of antibiotics will kill the microorganisms in the vagina indiscriminately, so how to restore the normal balance of the flora after the catastrophe becomes a big problem. When Lactobacillus cannot play a sufficient balance, various pathogenic microorganisms will become active and start to make people sick.
The vagina has a certain self-cleaning ability. Healthy people do not need to use lotion every day, let alone any private parts disinfection and detoxification measures. Just wash the vulva with clean warm water every day, and be careful not to wear tight underwear , Do not use inferior sanitary napkins; patients with vaginitis should wash under the guidance of a gynecologist.
The time and frequency of intercourse should be controlled
You must not have intercourse during the menstrual period. The mixing of vaginal secretions and menstrual blood during menstruation will make it easier for bacteria to breed, and the uterine opening is slightly open at this time, and it is easier to bring in pathogenic microorganisms in the same room. reproductive system diseases.
A normal vagina is a weakly acidic environment, so normal vaginal secretions also have a slightly sour taste. Semen is alkaline, which shows that in addition to the risk of spreading diseases, too frequent unprotected intercourse may also lead to an acid-base imbalance in the vagina. Even during pregnancy, it is not necessary to have intercourse once or several times a day.
Stigma and prejudice are the biggest stumbling blocks
Mr. Lu Xun quit medicine and pursued literature because he knew that China could not be saved without changing people’s minds. The history of medical development since then has also verified his point of view: diseases of the body can be cured or alleviated, but chronic diseases of ideas cannot be easily changed.
Regardless of vaginitis or other gynecological diseases, patients are all victims of the disease, and the disease itself is not shameful, nor can it be linked to personal conduct. Vaginitis is possible with or without intercourse. Disease is our common enemy, and patients are not.
When you get sick, you should calm down your mind, don’t think that getting sick is a shameful thing and taboo against the doctor. Patients who need co-treatment with their spouses should communicate actively with their spouses.
Some people think that individual dignity is not fully protected in the process of gynecological diagnosis and treatment. Indeed, the existing medical system and medical environment are temporarily unable to achieve that every patient can receive medical treatment in a harmonious, friendly and respectful environment. However, there is no need to give up treatment for this, because vaginitis not only affects the patient’s life, but also may affect the uterus, affect reproductive function or cause other gynecological diseases.
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