Is bacterial vaginitis serious?

If bacterial vaginosis is not treated in time, it will lead to infertility, increased vaginal discharge, pelvic inflammatory disease and other diseases, which are quite harmful to women's bodies. Therefore, it is quite serious if bacterial vaginosis is not treated. However, if you have bacterial vaginosis, you can recover if you cooperate with the doctor's treatment in time. The key is to reduce complications and reduce the impact on women's future fertility.

Disease hazards

Cause infertility

Under normal circumstances, the flora in the vagina is relatively balanced and the acidity and alkalinity are relatively balanced (the pH value is approximately between 3.8-4.5). This environment, which is suitable for the temporary retention and passage of sperm, is very important. Once this environment is destroyed, infertility is likely to occur. If you suffer from bacterial vaginosis, the pH value of the vagina will exceed 4.5. The change in the acidity and alkalinity of the vaginal environment will inhibit the motility of sperm. In addition, pathogenic bacteria will devour sperm, and when suffering from bacterial vaginitis, the vaginal secretions will increase significantly, and the secretions contain a large number of white blood cells, all of which will hinder the survival of sperm and reduce the number of sperm. If the sperm count is small and the motility is poor, it is very likely to cause infertility. In addition, once the inflammation ascends and infects the uterine cavity, it can cause salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., which can also cause infertility. Of course, if you receive active treatment, you can get pregnant again.

Affects fetal development

The harm of bacterial vaginosis to patients themselves is imaginable. In addition to causing trouble to the mother's reproductive health, patients with severe bacterial infections will also be affected in their normal work and study. During pregnancy, this risk naturally increases because it also endangers the fetus - at the mildest, it may cause fetal movement disorders, and at the worst, it may lead to premature birth or miscarriage. It is reported that the percentage of pregnant women suffering from bacterial vaginosis, postpartum infection, neonatal infection and neonatal jaundice increases greatly, which are 14.3%, 9.5% and 23.8% respectively, which are several times higher than that of normal pregnant women, and directly threaten the development and health of the fetus. In addition, some scholars believe, through a large number of clinical observations, that this disease is directly related to premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine infection. Obviously, this situation is extremely unfavorable to eugenics. Therefore, active treatment is necessary. Currently, traditional treatments are mostly based on drug therapy, and the abuse of antibiotics is very serious. Large amounts of antibiotics may cause fetal malformations, asthma, eczema, etc.

Induce other diseases

Bacterial vaginosis can induce genital infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, perinephritis, dyspareunia and other diseases.

Impact on quality of life

Bacterial vaginosis will be accompanied by symptoms such as vulvar itching, which will cause many inconveniences and impacts on women's life and work, and will also affect the life of couples.