A comparison of the six types of vaginitis shows many harmful effects

Vaginitis is one of the common gynecological diseases in women, often accompanied by symptoms such as abnormal leucorrhea, painful urination, and urgency. Vaginitis is by no means a trivial matter. It can cause a variety of diseases. In severe cases, it can even affect sexual life and cause infertility. Next, let’s look at the six types of vaginitis. Come and have a look.

1. Trichomonas vaginitis

Symptoms: Increased leucorrhea, which is milky white or yellow, sometimes purulent, often foamy and smelly. In severe cases, there is bloody leucorrhea, dysuria, frequent urination, and hematuria.

Hazards: It may be complicated by Trichomonas urethritis, cystitis, and pyelonephritis. Since Trichomonas can devour sperm, it may cause infertility and affect sexual life.

2. Fungal vaginitis

Symptoms: vulvar itching, vulvar and vaginal burning pain, increased leucorrhea with a tofu-dreg-like appearance, sometimes accompanied by frequent urination, dysuria, and pain during sexual intercourse. During gynecological examination, a white film-like substance can be seen attached to the inner side of the labia minora and the vaginal mucosa, which can be wiped off to reveal a red and swollen mucosal surface. In the acute phase, damaged erosive surfaces or superficial ulcers can be seen.

Hazards: difficult to cure, prone to recurrence, causing premature birth, fetal infection and malformation, etc.

3. Cervical erosion

Symptoms: caused by chronic cervicitis, with a large amount of leucorrhea, yellow pus-like or yellow color, distension of the waist and abdomen or vaginal itching, loss of appetite, fatigue, and pale complexion. Depending on the size of the erosion area, it can be divided into three types: mild, moderate and severe.

Hazards: Cause vaginal adhesions, vaginal pyometra or uterine pyometra.

4. Nonspecific vaginitis

Symptoms: A feeling of falling and burning in the vagina, accompanied by pelvic discomfort and general fatigue. Vaginal discharge increases and becomes purulent, serous, and has a foul odor. Because the secretions irritate the urethral opening, it can cause frequent urination, urgency, and pain when urinating.

Hazards: It can cause vaginal adhesions, vaginal pyometra or intrauterine pyometra, and easily lead to pelvic inflammatory disease, premature rupture of membranes and chorioamnionitis, etc.

5. Senile vaginitis

Symptoms: Increased leucorrhea, yellow in color, watery, purulent and smelly in severe cases, sometimes bloody or accompanied by spotting, itching or burning sensation in the vulva, dryness and pain, distension in the lower abdomen, and when the urethra is affected, there will be frequent urination, urgency, and urination.

Hazards: Cause vaginal adhesions, vaginal pyometra or uterine pyometra.

6. Bacterial vaginosis

Symptoms: Increased leucorrhea, which is grayish white, thin and foamy. The vaginal mucosa is congested, with scattered bleeding spots, itchy and burning sensation in the vulva, and a foul odor in the vulva.

Hazards: Can cause genital infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, perinephritis, dyspareunia, etc.