What to do if mold causes unbearable itching?

Medically, candidal vaginitis is a type of sexually transmitted disease, but in addition to sexual transmission, there are many other causes.

A study found that when healthy women were examined, nearly half of them were found to have fungi, which live quietly in the vagina but do not cause disease. Under normal circumstances, there are a large number of lactobacilli in the vagina, maintaining a certain acidity with a pH value of less than 4. At the same time, there are more than a dozen types of bacteria coexisting and restraining each other in harmony, just like a well-ordered small society.

What to do if you can't stop the itching?

When faced with this situation, many women will first try to solve the problem on their own, such as wiping, washing, and enduring it, and only go to the doctor when they can no longer bear it.

In fact, we don’t have to endure such suffering. For experienced gynecologists, candidal vaginitis is a very common patient. According to statistics, the incidence rate among adult women is approximately 20%. The treatment is simple. There are oral medications and vaginal suppositories. Generally speaking, it can be cured within a week.

What to do if it keeps repeating over and over again?

It is easy to cure candidal vaginitis. Preventing recurrence is the key.

Except for special circumstances such as pregnancy and diabetes, recurrences are mostly due to the previous infection not being completely cured. The regular course of treatment should be: after 1 to 2 weeks of treatment, the fungal test is negative, and then for two consecutive months, check again after the menstruation is over, and only if the results are negative can it be considered completely cured.

Another important reason: partners do not receive treatment together. Men can also be infected with fungi, but the symptoms are not obvious, there is no itching, and of course there is no change in leucorrhea. Especially for circumcised men. For men who have not undergone circumcision, when the female symptoms are very severe, they may be affected in some ways, such as itching after sexual intercourse, increased smegma, etc.

Even if there are no symptoms, the fungus can still be spread, causing the other person to relapse repeatedly.

Therefore, to prevent recurrence, it is best to persist in taking medication, cure it completely, and treat your partner at the same time. We must also pay attention to prevention in daily life, avoid frequent vaginal flushing and abuse of antibiotics.