Yellow sticky vaginal discharge

Parents will tell their daughters that girls need to take care of their own hygiene. The hygiene issues here more often refer to the health of the girls' lower body. Because it involves private parts, parents will not say it explicitly, and female friends should understand it themselves. Keeping girls’ genitals clean and healthy has many benefits for them, the most obvious of which is that the incidence of gynecological diseases will be significantly lower. What should I do if I don't pay attention to my health and have yellow, sticky vaginal discharge?

Metritis is an inflammation of the uterus caused by bacterial infection due to delivery, midwifery, uterine prolapse, vaginal prolapse, retained placenta, peritonitis, fetal death in the abdomen, etc.

Metritis is one of the inflammations of the pelvic reproductive organs and a common disease among women. The inflammation can be limited to one part or occur in several parts at the same time. The latter situation is more common in clinical practice. Acute inflammation may cause serious consequences such as diffuse peritonitis, sepsis and even septic shock.

From an anatomical point of view, the uterine wall is divided into three layers from inside to outside, namely the endometrium, muscle layer and serosa. Therefore, metritis is divided into endometritis and myometritis.

Endometritis

It is caused by bacteria ascending along the vagina, cervix or descending along the fallopian tube and reaching the endometrium through the lymphatic system. Most of them are caused by ascending from the vagina and cervix.

Myometritis

It is mostly caused by improper operation such as diagnostic curettage and artificial abortion, which may cause damage to the myometrium and may even cause uterine perforation. The clinical symptoms are uterine pain and discomfort, lower abdominal distension, and leucorrhea rarely occur.

Pay special attention to hygiene during menstruation

During menstruation, women's bodies will undergo some changes, such as fatigue and weakened resistance, wounds left when the endometrium is shed, and the cervix slightly dilated. The acidic fluid originally secreted by the vagina is diluted by menstrual blood. If bacteria invade, it can easily cause some diseases. Therefore, special attention should be paid to hygiene during menstruation. First, use clean sanitary napkins. When buying sanitary napkins, women should pay attention to the production date to ensure that they are used within the shelf life. After opening, they should be careful to seal the sanitary napkin to prevent bacteria and dust from entering. Maintaining vaginal hygiene is also very important. Wash the vulva with clean warm water every day. Wash from front to back, not from back to front, so as not to bring bacteria near the anus to the vulva. Do not take a tub bath or a sitz bath during menstruation, but you can take a shower or sponge bath. Towels used to clean the vulva should not be shared with others, and should not be used for bathing or wiping feet to avoid bringing bacteria into the vulva. Also, be careful not to use strong alkaline soaps. Potassium permanganate has a strong bactericidal effect and is often used for flushing or sitz bathing for diseases of the vulva, vagina, urethra, and anus. However, long-term use can cause dry, rough, desquamating, and cracked skin. Therefore, it is not necessary to use potassium permanganate to wash the vulva on a regular basis.

Reduce the chance of infection

In addition to paying attention to personal hygiene during menstruation, the hygiene of sexual life cannot be ignored. Not paying attention to sexual hygiene will also increase the chance of reproductive tract infection. In addition to avoiding unsafe sex, women must also pay attention to "sexual hygiene". Before each sexual intercourse, both men and women should clean their vulva and use separate towels; they should use high-quality condoms to reduce cross-infection.