Dysbacteriosis of the vagina is called a violation of the normal microflora of the vagina. This disease affects a large number of women, but if some of them can tolerate this ailment asymptomatically, then the other part of the dysbacteriosis can lead to sad things.
What is the essence of the violation of the vaginal microflora?
A healthy woman has more than forty kinds of bacteria in the vagina, and this is considered a normal microflora. Ingredients: lactobacillus, bifidumbacteria and (about 5%) aggressive microbes. The proportion of microorganisms necessary for normal life is maintained by the immune system of the vaginal wall, but sometimes the immunity fails, and negative changes occur.
The causes of vaginal microflora disorders:
- hypothermia of the body;
- hormonal changes;
- sudden climate change during the move;
- stress;
- Infectious-inflammatory diseases of the small pelvis;
- venereal infections;
- taking antibiotics;
- bowel diseases;
- pregnancy, childbirth, abortion ;
- non-observance of hygienic rules during menstruation.
These factors do not always lead to a violation of the vaginal microflora, since local immunity maintains a normal microflora. But the causes can overlay - it undermines the resistance of the body and leads to dysbiosis.
Symptoms of vaginal microflora disturbance
- Discomfortable sensations in the genital area (especially during intercourse): itching, burning, dryness.
- Abundant discharge of white and yellow color, sometimes with a sharp odor.
Other symptoms speak of complications related to the progression of the infection and inflammation of the genitals.
Treatment of vaginal microflora
- Elimination of bacteria that caused inflammation and disharmony in the vagina, that is, treatment of microflora.
- Improvement and recovery of vaginal microflora.
- Regeneration of the vaginal wall immunity.
It is important to remember that self-medication is unacceptable. At the first suspicious phenomena it is necessary to run to the gynecologist for examination. This is the only way to avoid unpleasant consequences.