Prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis

What is bacterial vaginosis?

Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) is one of the most common lower genital tract infections in married women. It refers to a class of bacteriological manifestations of normal genital flora (lactobacillus producing H2O2). It is a clinical syndrome caused by an increase in the number of anaerobic bacteria (Bacteroides, Gardner, Mobile, Mycoplasma, and Streptococcus pneumoniae). http://nmcat.org/is-pee-healthy-in-the-night/

What are the hazards of bacterial vaginosis?

Infertility

Bacterial vaginitis is easy to ascend into the uterine cavity, causing salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., which can cause infertility. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20946219

Affect fetal development

During pregnancy, bacterial vaginitis can endanger the fetus, cause fetal movement, and even lead to premature birth and miscarriage.

Affect the quality of life

Bacterial vaginitis, accompanied by symptoms such as genital itching, can cause a lot of inconvenience and impact on women’s life and work, and will also affect the lift of the husband and wife.

How to diagnose bacterial vaginosis?

Clinical manifestation

 Increased vaginal discharge, the odor of fish, increased after sexual intercourse, may be accompanied by genital itching and burning sensation. The secretions are grayish white, uniform, thin, and often adhere to the vaginal wall, and the secretions are easily wiped off the vaginal wall.

Prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis

Once vaginal self-cleaning is broken, or foreign pathogens invade, it can lead to inflammation, changes in sex hormones in the menstrual cycle, use of contraceptives or drugs, frequent sexual intercourse to change vaginal fluid components, drugs such as broad-spectrum antibiotics, immunosuppressants, corticosteroids And pathogenic bacteria, etc., changed the internal environment of the vagina; plus the various bacteria that parasitize the vagina of healthy women interfere with each other and lose balance to cause disease.

This disease is the most common vaginal infection in women of reproductive age. The incidence rate is 33% to 64%. Because this disease can cause a variety of gynecological complications, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infection after hysterectomy, chorioamnion, amniotic fluid infection, premature delivery, premature rupture of membranes, postpartum endometritis. When bacterial vaginosis is used as a single risk factor, the relative risk of preterm birth is 2.6 times that of normal controls; while bacterial vaginosis is a risk factor along with other infectious diseases, the relative risk of preterm birth is up to 6 times.

The key is to do daily care.

1, know the daily nursing knowledge, use a special private care solution, does not destroy the flora inside the vagina.

2. During the menstrual period, use the pads produced by regular manufacturers to take care of the private garden.

3, regular detoxification, eliminate the toxins in the womb.