Gardnerella is an infectious disease, the provocateur of which is the bacterium Gardnerella vaginalis, which lives on the mucous covers of the vagina. Its presence introduces an imbalance in the microflora and can have serious consequences. The symptoms of gardnerellosis appear only in the case when the concentration of these microorganisms becomes higher than normal. This disease is transmitted through sexual contact and is most often diagnosed in women of childbearing age.
What can provoke signs of gardnerellez?
There is a certain list of factors that indirectly or directly can affect the onset of this disease. To such it is possible to carry:
- syringing, which disrupts the vaginal microflora and makes it less resistant to invading pathogenic bacteria;
- treatment with chlorine-containing antiseptics, which takes the form of douching;
- long-term use of contraceptives, which contain 9-nonoxynol;
- use as a protective barrier of condoms that have a spermicide lubricant;
- the abundance of partners for sex;
- use of antibiotics that have a wide range of effects;
- use as a curative or contraceptive means of vaginal tablets or suppositories.
Symptoms of gardnerelleza in women
For bacteria like Gardnerella vaginalis, there is no more optimal habitat than the microflora of the female vagina. This disease begins with the fact that pathogenic bacteria, constantly multiplying and increasing their numbers, begin to displace other bacteria that form a normal environment in the vagina. Thus, the natural balance is disturbed, which leads to the appearance of symptoms of infection. These include:
- gynecological inflammatory processes;
- abundant gray-green discharge, having a disgusting fishy smell;
- itching and burning.
The absence of treatment gardnerelleza can lead to hemorrhagic cyst or pyelonephritis. Being in the position of women can expect uterine bleeding, early rupture of the fetal membranes, labor before the term, postpartum inflammation of the mucous uterus or a small child's weight.
Symptoms of gardnerelleza in men
In men, this disease is considered non-specific and can be entered exclusively through sexual intercourse with an infected woman. The peculiarity of gardnerelleza in this case is that the bacterium does not represent any potential danger for the man. Of course, if he has a strong protective mechanism of the body and the concentration of bacteria is within normal limits. However, sometimes it happens that Gardnerella vaginalis can provoke urethritis, prostatitis or inflammation in the appendages of the testes. But such situations are usually considered to be an exception, rather than a regularity. As a rule, the body of a man independently conquers the disease, which takes 2-3 days. Very rarely a male person can become an asymptomatic carrier of gardnerellez.
Treatment of symptoms of gardnerelleza in women
Measures to eradicate this disease are only complex. The course of treatment implies the simultaneous use of drugs that increase the protective functions of the body and reduce the number of bacteria to a non-dangerous level. Complete destruction of the pathogen is possible only with the use of local antibiotic therapy. The most difficult stage in the fight against the disease is the elimination of dysbiosis , the normalization of the microflora of the vagina, affected by antibiotics and bacteria.