What are the symptoms of bacterial vaginosis in women?

Women's physical health is the most important issue, because the female reproductive system is very susceptible to external stimuli and infection by viruses and bacteria. There are many examples of the vagina being infected with bacteria because there is not enough protection, and this is also a high-incidence site for gynecological diseases. It brings serious damage to women's physical health. Among them, bacterial vaginosis is a relatively common gynecological disease. It is difficult to treat and has a greater impact on women's family life. Therefore, it is very necessary for most healthy women to understand the situation of this disease. Let's take a look at the symptoms of bacterial vaginitis in women.

10% to 50% of patients are asymptomatic, while those with symptoms complain of grayish-white leucorrhea with a fishy odor, vaginal burning and itching.

Most patients with this disease are women of childbearing age. The disease has a slow onset and the subjective symptoms are not obvious, with the main manifestation being increased leucorrhea. Vaginal secretion examination has the following characteristics:

①The pH value reaches 5.0-5.5, which is higher than normal.

② The leucorrhea is gray or gray-green, homogeneous, with a paste-like consistency, and may contain bubbles.

③There is a foul smell like rotten fish. The odor of women becomes worse after menstruation or sexual intercourse, and their sexual partners' genitals may also emit the same odor.

④ Patients with combined Trichomonas or Candida infection may experience vulvar itching, vaginal burning sensation, or pain during sexual intercourse.

This disease can often be combined with other vaginal sexually transmitted diseases, and its clinical manifestations may vary depending on the comorbidities. When combined with gonococcal infection, vaginal discharge will be obviously purulent and urinary tract irritation symptoms such as dysuria and dysuria may occur; when combined with Trichomonas infection, foamy vaginal discharge may appear, and itching may be aggravated and extremely itchy; when combined with Candida infection, vaginal discharge may appear curd-like or tofu-like.

Finally, common complications occur simultaneously with gynecological cervicitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, and often with Trichomonas vaginitis. Bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy can cause adverse perinatal outcomes, such as chorioamnionitis, amniotic fluid infection, premature rupture of membranes, premature birth, and endometrial infection after cesarean section or vaginal delivery.