Girl's vulva redness and swelling

You may think that only adult women have gynecological diseases, but what I want to tell you is that all female friends will have some gynecological diseases to a certain extent, the main issue is whether the symptoms are severe or mild. Because girls are young and have weaker resistance than adults, they are more easily invaded by pathogens. If the mother does not help the girl clean her vulva correctly, the girl will easily suffer from vaginitis and cause redness and swelling of the vulva. Here is a detailed introduction to what causes redness and swelling of the girl's vulva.

The redness and swelling of the girl's vulva is considered to be infantile vaginitis. Infantile vaginitis is also known as infant vulvovaginitis. Vulvovaginitis is a very common disease in female infants. Treatment is often delayed due to factors such as infants' poor self-reporting ability and parental neglect. Due to the anatomical characteristics of young girls, the vulva is poorly developed and cannot cover the urethral opening and vaginal vestibule, bacteria can easily invade. They also have low estrogen levels, thin vaginal epithelium, little glycogen, high pH value, few lactobacilli, and are susceptible to infection. Common pathogens include Staphylococcus, Streptococcus and Escherichia coli. Trichomonas or Candida can also cause infection. The pathogen can be transmitted through clothing, bathtubs, etc. of sick mothers, childcare workers or kindergarten children. It may also be caused by poor hygiene, unclean vulva, frequent contamination by feces or direct contact with dirt. In addition, damage or scratches to the vulva, especially pinworm infection, can cause inflammation. It can also be caused by accidentally placing foreign objects in the vagina.

If you find that a girl's vulva is red and swollen, you should take the following measures.

1. As a parent, you should pay attention to keeping the girl's vulva clean and dry, especially changing diapers regularly. Don't skip changing diapers just because the baby doesn't urinate a lot. In addition, when changing diapers, you should consciously check whether the girl's vulva has redness, swelling or abnormal secretions, and wipe it clean with a tissue.

2. Parents should not take girls to public swimming pools. Also, do not let girls wear open-crotch pants or choose tight pants to give the vulva breathing space.

3. If you find that the baby girl's vulva has abnormal secretions in addition to redness and swelling, you must seek medical attention immediately to avoid the disease from further developing and causing more serious damage to the baby's vulva health.