Four bad habits can easily lead to gynecological diseases

In recent years, it has become difficult to get an appointment with the gynecology department of major hospitals, and various types of women's hospitals have sprung up like mushrooms, all of which show a trend of increasing incidence of gynecological diseases, which is related to many bad living habits.

Blind dieting

With the significant improvement in living standards, not only have chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes emerged, but many fat girls have also appeared. There is a gynecological disease called polycystic ovary syndrome, which manifests itself as obesity, amenorrhea, infertility, etc. Obese women also have a significantly increased risk of endometrial cancer. In addition, excessive dieting due to fear of gaining weight can also affect menstruation, and even lead to scanty menstruation or amenorrhea.

Excessive cleaning

The female reproductive system has a natural barrier and self-cleaning function, and has innate disease prevention and resistance capabilities. For example, the vagina is a weakly acidic environment, and a large number of lactobacilli act as "health guards" to resist the invasion of foreign pathogens. Blindly using cleaning solution to flush the vagina will disrupt the balance of vaginal flora, causing candidal vaginitis, bacterial vaginitis, etc., and even ascending infection leading to endometritis, salpingitis, and pelvic peritonitis.

Ignoring abdominal pain

"It's okay to have lower abdominal pain and increased vaginal discharge. It's too troublesome to go to the hospital, let's wait and see" ... These ideas are not advisable. Dysmenorrhea, especially secondary progressive dysmenorrhea, is mostly caused by diseases such as adenomyosis and endometriosis, and requires different treatment methods according to the severity of the disease. If you experience lower abdominal distension, lumbar pain, and increased vaginal discharge during your menstrual period, it is most likely pelvic inflammation and you need to receive appropriate treatment under the guidance of a doctor based on the severity of the condition. Sudden lower abdominal pain should alert you to ovarian cyst pedicle torsion and corpus luteum rupture, as delaying the treatment may be life-threatening.

Indulgent sexual behavior

There is a consensus in the medical community on the relationship between human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and cervical cancer. Sexual contact is the main route of transmission, and multiple sexual partners undoubtedly greatly increase the chance of HPV infection, thereby increasing the incidence of cervical cancer. If you start sexual life too early, you are more likely to get sick because the cervical epithelium is not yet fully developed and has poor disease resistance. Survey data show that those with multiple extramarital sexual partners have a 2 to 3 times higher risk of cervical cancer than those with a single fixed sexual partner, and the incidence of cervical lesions is many times higher for those whose first sexual intercourse occurs before the age of 18.

Experts remind that women should develop the following living habits: regular work and rest, balanced diet, and maintaining a standard weight; maintain good hygiene habits and change underwear every day; keep themselves clean and have a healthy sex life, and do cervical cancer screening every year after the age of 25; seek medical attention early for abdominal pain and discomfort, and go to the emergency room in time for sudden attacks.