What's wrong with the swollen vagina? Causes of vaginal swelling

If you experience swelling of the vulva, you must pay attention. The most common cause is vaginitis. There are many types of vaginitis. You can confirm the type of vaginitis through routine examination of leucorrhea, then treat it symptomatically and pay attention to hygiene at ordinary times.

1. What is the cause of swollen genitals?

Vulvar swelling is mostly caused by vaginitis due to trichomonas or fungal infection. The large amount of abnormal leucorrhea discharged irritates the vulva and causes itching of the vulva. If disinfectant solution is used to wash the vulva and vagina, or certain drugs are placed in the vagina (such as sulfonamides, furacillin, strong alkaline soap, potassium permanganate solution, etc.), causing vulvar skin allergies or dermatitis, it can also cause vulvar itching. Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation, or using rubber or plastic menstrual belts, and failing to clean the vulva regularly, causing menstrual blood or vaginal secretions to accumulate in the vulva for a long time. Or wearing synthetic fiber underwear at ordinary times, so that the vulva is often in a humid and hot environment, often causing vulvar itching. It is recommended that you go to a regular hospital gynecology department for symptomatic treatment under the guidance of a doctor. Blind medication may aggravate the symptoms

2. Clinical manifestations of vaginitis

The typical clinical symptoms of this disease are a significant increase in abnormal vaginal secretions, which are thin, homogeneous or thin, pasty, grayish white, grayish yellow or milky yellow, with a special fishy odor. Since alkaline prostatic fluid can cause the release of amines, the odor worsens during or after sexual intercourse. The vaginal pH increases during menstruation, so the odor may also worsen during or after menstruation. Patients have discomfort in the vulva, including varying degrees of vulvar itching, which is generally not time-sensitive. However, the itching is more obvious at rest and when in a tense state. There is also varying degrees of external burning sensation. Some patients experience dyspareunia, and a very small number of patients experience lower abdominal pain, difficulty in intercourse and abnormal urination. The vaginal mucosal epithelium has no obvious congestion when the disease occurs.

This disease can often be combined with other vaginal sexually transmitted diseases, so its clinical manifestations may vary due to the influence of complications. For example, when combined with gonococcal infection, vaginal discharge may show obvious purulent properties, and urinary tract irritation symptoms such as dysuria and dysuria may occur; when combined with Trichomonas infection, foamy vaginal discharge may appear, and the itching may be aggravated and extremely itchy; when combined with Candida infection, vaginal discharge may appear curd-like or tofu-like.