What to check for vaginitis

Vaginitis is a very common and frequently occurring gynecological disease that can affect women of all ages. Some women think they have vaginitis when they experience increased leucorrhea and lower abdominal pain. Instead of going to the hospital for a diagnosis, they take antibiotics on their own. These methods are not advisable. Here are some examination items for vaginitis.

What tests are needed to determine whether it is vaginitis? Vaginal itching, increased leucorrhea, and yellowing are all symptoms of vaginitis, but does it mean that having these symptoms means that a woman has vaginitis? Experts remind us that we cannot be so arbitrary. Women need to know whether they have vaginitis and what type of vaginitis they have, and this can only be confirmed after a series of examinations by experts. The examination steps and items for vaginitis are disclosed below.

For women who have sexual experience, obstetricians and gynecologists will use internal examinations, that is, ask the female patient to lie on the examination table, take off her underwear, and then put her feet on a specific bracket. The doctor will then use the gloved index and middle fingers to gently insert into your vagina and touch the cervix. At the same time, he will use the other hand to press the abdomen to check whether the uterus is enlarged, or whether the fallopian tubes or ovaries are enlarged or have tumors. This step is more suitable for people who already have sexual experience. Doctors generally will not do this for people who have no sexual experience because they are concerned about damaging the hymen.

Routine examination of leucorrhea: Leucorrhea is a mixture of vaginal mucosal exudates, cervical canal and endometrial gland secretions, and its formation is related to the action of estrogen. A general routine leucorrhea test report has five examination items.

Bacterial culture test (BV test) takes vaginal secretions for smear test, and the results are available in 20 minutes. It can detect the pathogenic bacteria of bacterial vaginosis. If there is no mold or trichomonas and the cleanliness level is above 3, testing is required.

Mycoplasma and Chlamydia testing, by taking cervical mucus for testing, can confirm non-gonococcal vaginitis caused by Mycoplasma and Chlamydia infection. If you have sex, especially if you have pain during intercourse, lower abdominal distension, more than two sexual partners, if your condition does not improve with continuous medication or recurs, or if you have cervical erosion, you need to be checked.

Drug sensitivity test. If you are diagnosed with non-gonococcal vaginitis, this test is very important to choose the antibiotic that is suitable for you. Drug sensitivity test: S-sensitive, M-intermediate-sensitive, R-resistant.

There is not a single common type of vaginitis, but it is divided into many types according to different symptoms. Different vaginitis must be treated differently, so you must not take medicine by yourself. Sometimes taking medicine only alleviates its symptoms, but does not really cure it, and it may also cover up the condition.