Contents:
- Medical Video: Bacterial vaginitis treatments and symptoms - Dr. Jennifer Wu
- What are the characteristics and symptoms of vaginal infections?
- Symptoms of bacterial vaginal infections
- Symptoms of fungal vaginal infections
- What causes vaginal infections?
- How do I deal with vaginal infections that I have experienced?
Medical Video: Bacterial vaginitis treatments and symptoms - Dr. Jennifer Wu
Have you ever felt your female area itchy, felt uncomfortable, and caused an unpleasant odor? It could be that you have a vaginal infection. This condition often occurs in women who do not care too much about the cleanliness of the V Miss. Are the signs that you experience true due to vaginal infections? What other symptoms arise when the vagina is infected? And what's the cause? See the following explanation.
What are the characteristics and symptoms of vaginal infections?
Actually, your female organs are designed to be able to cleanse themselves by removing fluids such as saliva that is colorless and smelly. But if you have vaginal discharge and the liquid that comes out from miss V smells, it could be that you have a vaginal infection.
Basically, there are two causes of infection in the vagina that often attack women, namely infections due to bacteria and fungi. Both have similar signs and symptoms but different treatments. Then where do you know if the miss V infection is caused by fungi or bacteria?
Symptoms of bacterial vaginal infections
The bacteria that causes infection in the vagina is bacterial vaginosis. This bacterium is actually, always in every woman's vagina, but if it has caused an infection the amount of bacterial vaginosis that grows too much.
If you experience a bacterial infection in the vagina, symptoms that will appear such as:
- Leucorrhoea, smelling fishy fish.
- The color of vaginal fluid produced, not only white, can also be grayish.
- Itchy
Symptoms of fungal vaginal infections
Meanwhile, the cause of other vaginal infections is the Candida albanis fungus. Same with bacterial vaginosis, this type of fungus also grows around the vagina in small amounts - in normal circumstances. But this fungus grows quickly and eventually causes infection.
The following are symptoms of fungal infections that can occur:
- Leucorrhoea, without any smell at all. Leucorrhoea is shaped like cottage cheese.
- Itchy
- Irritation in the vaginal part
- Vagian feels hot when urinating
- Pain when having sexual relations
What causes vaginal infections?
Although there are many factors that cause miss V infection, but cleanliness can be considered one of the main factors. If you pay less attention to vaginal hygiene, then from now on you have to change these habits if you do not want to experience a vaginal infection.
There have been many studies that state that miss V infection tends to occur in women who do not maintain the cleanliness of their vagina, especially during menstruation. During menstruation, the vagina is repeatedly more susceptible to fungal and bacterial infections. This is compounded by the fact that you are lazy to clean your vagina and replace sanitary napkins regularly. So, the symptoms of an infection that have previously been mentioned appear.
How do I deal with vaginal infections that I have experienced?
No need to worry, you can really reduce the symptoms of vaginal infections by cleaning Miss V regularly. One way is to use special antiseptic fluids for the vagina, especially those containing povidone-iodine. Use only to clean the outside of the vagina, and avoid the inside of the vagina so as not to disturb the good bacteria.
