What are the common symptoms of vaginitis?

Vaginitis is a common disease among women, so what are the symptoms of vaginitis? I believe that many women don’t understand this very well. If some women suffer from vaginitis, their symptoms are completely different and the treatments they seek are also different. In this case, it is necessary for us to understand the common symptoms of vaginitis so that it can help us treat diseases such as vaginitis. Vaginitis also needs to be taken seriously by our female friends. If it is not treated in time, it will definitely cause other gynecological diseases.

1. Bacterial vaginosis

10% to 40% of patients have no clinical symptoms. Those with symptoms mainly present with increased vaginal discharge with a fishy odor, which is especially aggravated after sexual intercourse and may be accompanied by mild vulvar itching or burning sensation. Examination showed no signs of congestion or inflammation in the vaginal mucosa. The secretions were grayish white, uniform, thin, and adhered to the vaginal wall for a long time, and could be easily wiped off the vaginal wall.

2. Candidal vaginitis

(1) Vulvar itching, burning pain, and pain during sexual intercourse.

(2) Frequent and painful urination. The characteristic of dysuria is that urine irritates the edematous vulva and vestibule during urination, causing pain.

(3) Characteristic secretion: white, thick, and resembling curd or bean curd residue.

(4) Vulvitis - geographic erythema, edema, and scratches.

(5) Vaginitis - edema, erythema, and white membrane.

3. Trichomonas vaginitis

(1) Characteristics of increased vaginal discharge: thin, purulent, yellow-green, foamy, and smelly.

(2) Location of vulvar itching: vaginal opening and vulva.

(3) If combined with urinary tract infection: frequent urination, urgency, pain, and sometimes hematuria.

(4) Infertility: Trichomonas vaginalis can devour sperm, hinder the production of lactic acid, and affect its survival in the vagina.

(5) Examination revealed: congestion of the vaginal mucosa with scattered bleeding spots, and a large amount of "strawberry-like" leucorrhea in the posterior fornix of the cervix, which was grayish yellow, yellowish-white thin liquid or yellowish-green purulent secretions, often in a foamy state. There are no abnormal changes in the vaginal mucosa of carriers.

4. Senile vaginitis

Increased vaginal discharge, vulvar itching, etc., are often accompanied by pain during sexual intercourse.

5. Childhood vaginitis

The main symptoms are vaginal purulent discharge and vulvar itching.

To sum up, I believe that female friends have already mastered and understood the symptoms of common vaginitis. If a female friend suffers from vaginitis, we can use the above content to determine which symptom she has, and then carry out corresponding treatment based on her symptoms. Such treatment is very effective and will also avoid the occurrence of other diseases.