Caring for women's health: Warm love for women on Women's Day

Health is the most precious of all human wealth. It protects human dignity and family warmth, and symbolizes national civilization and social harmony.

As my country's social environment for promoting gender equality and women's all-round development continues to improve, women play an important role in economic and social development, the power of "half the sky" is further demonstrated, women's health and well-being are further improved, and women's health has become a focus of attention for the whole society.

Health tips for common diseases in women

1. Vaginitis

Vaginitis refers to a series of reproductive system inflammations caused by bacteria, gonococci, Treponema pallidum, mycoplasma, chlamydia, or due to ovarian dysfunction, decreased estrogen levels, etc.

Bacterial vaginosis

Trichomonas vaginitis

Vulvovaginal candidiasis

Senile vaginitis

Symptoms: abnormal discharge, itching and odor.

More than 20 kinds of microorganisms can be isolated from the vaginal secretions of healthy women. The main resident bacteria in the vagina are lactobacillus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, β-group streptococci, Bacteroides, Candida albicans, mycoplasma, etc.

Glycogen exists in women's vaginal epithelial cells, and lactobacilli are parasitic under normal physiological conditions. Glycogen can produce lactic acid under the action of lactobacilli, which makes the vagina present a weakly acidic environment (pH is generally 5.5). Lactobacilli can play a role in defending against the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms and become a natural barrier against bacteria.

Lactobacillus plays a major role in vaginal self-cleaning. Under normal circumstances, it guides the flora and the body to a symbiotic state without causing disease. When the body's normal defense function is damaged, it leads to endogenous infection.

In daily life, strengthening self-protection awareness, developing good hygiene habits and paying attention to some "details" can often play a multiplier role in preventing gynecological diseases.

1. Do not leave clothes lying around in public bathrooms;

2. Wash your vulva and underwear before washing your feet;

3. Do not exchange clothes with others, especially underwear;

4. The basin and towel for washing the genitals must be dedicated, and the towels must be boiled and disinfected regularly. Women with tinea pedis must seek early treatment, otherwise it is easy to cause candidal vaginitis;

5. Avoid sitting on the bus for a long time in summer when wearing too little clothes;

6. Do not abuse antibiotics and chemical drugs for vaginal flushing for a long time to prevent bacterial imbalance causing candidal vaginitis, etc.

2. Cervical Disease

Cervical erosion is just a clinical sign.

Most of them are physiological conditions: women with high estrogen secretion in adolescence and childbearing age, oral contraceptives, and outward displacement of the squamocolumnar junction during pregnancy.

It may also be a manifestation of cervical precancerous lesions and early cervical cancer.

Although it does not necessarily need treatment, it does not mean that it does not exist. What we need to do is to undergo a gynecological examination every year, and the most important one is the cervical smear test.

This test is very simple and painless, but can detect more than 90% of cervical cancers, one of the most common gynecological cancers.

If the following conditions occur, it may be a sign of worsening inflammation: more vaginal discharge; the color changes from transparent to white or yellowish white, purulent or bloody; there is an odor. Bleeding during sex may be due to worsening cervical inflammation or a sign of early cervical cancer. Don't take it lightly! Once these symptoms occur, you should make an appointment with a gynecologist for examination and treatment.

HPV, or human papillomavirus, is closely related to the occurrence, development and prognosis of cervical cancer and precancerous lesions.

Cervical cancer is an infectious disease that can be prevented, treated, cured and eliminated. If there is no HPV infection, we can say that we will not get cervical cancer.

The detection rates of HPV6 and HPV11 are high in vulvar condyloma acuminatum tissues, while the detection rates of HPV16 and HPV18 are high in cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer tissues.

High-risk, persistent infection is the cause or underlying cause of cervical precancerous lesions and cervical cancer.

Generally speaking, if an HPV infection is not cleared, it can develop into different levels of CIN within one or two years: CIN1, CIN2, CIN3, and after about 10 years, it may develop into invasive cancer.

HPV can be transmitted directly through sexual contact, or indirectly through contact with items used by the patient, such as swimming pools, bathroom locker rooms, toilets, towels, coins, etc.

Most infections are "transient", just a "transient HPV carrier state", that is, most can be cleared by themselves, with an average time of 8 months. Only persistent HPV infection will cause CIN or CC, and CIN I, CIN II and CIN III can occur in an average of 8-24 months, and invasive cancer can occur in an average of 8-12 years.

If the HPV-infected cervix is ​​discovered in time, or the patient's immunity is enhanced, or some drugs such as interferon are used, the infection can be cleared and the cervix can return to a normal state.

Cervical cancer is preventable, treatable and curable because: ① Knowing the causes of its occurrence; ② Careful screening and follow-up can prevent it; ③ Early diagnosis can completely cure it. Cervical precancerous lesions (CIN) are a relatively long process, and the key to making intervention and treatment possible is screening, detection and treatment.

Prevention is the key to cervical lesions. The latest screening guidelines recommend:

Screening for sexually active women aged ≥ 21 years

Friends aged 21 to 29 should "do TCT/HPV every 3 years"

Friends aged 30 to 65 have two options:

Plan 1: Perform TCT+HPV combined examination every 5 years;

Option 2: Have a TCT/HPV test every 3 years.

3. Abnormal uterine bleeding

It refers to abnormal bleeding originating from the uterine cavity that is inconsistent with any one of the normal menstrual cycle frequency, regularity, menstrual period length, and menstrual bleeding volume.

Common causes

Endometrial polyps, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, endometrial hyperplasia and malignancy, coagulation disorders, ovulatory disorders, endometrial causes, iatrogenic, and others.

Pay attention to preventive health care

1. Maintain a happy mood, eat a balanced diet (fruits, vegetables, low-fat), and get regular sleep.

2. The best way to exercise is 3 times a week, at least 30 minutes each time.

3. Maintaining a normal weight is very important. Obesity (BMI greater than 25Kg/m2) has a significant impact on physical health.

4. Promote smoking cessation.

5. Improve your lifestyle.