Vaginal bacteriosis - causes, symptoms and treatment

Women's health should be protected, this is undeniable. But even with an attentive attitude to yourself, there is no guaranteed protection against the occurrence of various infections - causal factors here can be many.

Vaginal bacteriosis is a fairly common vaginal infection.
Bacterial vaginosis, or gardnerellez, is an easy vaginal infection caused by bacteria. Usually there are a lot of "good" bacteria in the vagina and a few "bad" bacteria. "Good" bacteria control the growth of "bad" bacteria. With vaginosis, this balance is broken. It is not necessary to delay, having found out at itself symptoms of illness, it is necessary to address to the doctor that he has appointed or nominated necessary treatment.

What causes bacterial vaginosis?

Experts are not sure what causes bacteria in the vagina to get out of balance. But certain things increase the risk of vaginosis. This is enterococci, intestinal dysbiosis. The risk of bacterial vaginosis increases if:

-you have more than one sexual partner or you have a new sexual partner;
-smoking;
- enemas (syringing).

What are the symptoms?

The most common symptom is malodorous discharge from the vagina. They can take a grayish-white or yellow color. A sure sign of the disease is a "suspicious" smell, which becomes stronger after sexual intercourse. However, about half of the women who have vaginosis do not notice the symptoms, because they simply do not manifest.

Many things can cause pathological vaginal discharge, including some STDs. Contact your doctor to get a check-up and receive the necessary treatment.

How is vaginal bacteriosis diagnosed?

Doctors diagnose the disease, questioning about the symptoms, inspect the pelvic organs and take a sample of the vaginal discharge. The smear is examined for infection.

What causes vaginal bacteriosis?

As a rule, does not cause other complications with health. But it can lead to serious problems in some cases. For example, during pregnancy, the risk of miscarriage or premature birth and infection of the uterus after delivery increases.

If vaginosis is detected, then during gynecological procedures, such as cesarean section, abortion or hysterectomy, you are more likely to get an infection of the pelvic organs. The risk of contracting sexually transmitted diseases is also increasing. Treatment with antibiotics can help prevent these problems.

Vaginal bacteriosis is a treatment.

Doctors usually prescribe antibiotics to treat bacterial vaginosis. The drugs that are used most often: "Metronidazole" is the same as "Clindamycin" (Dalacin C, Klimitsin, Cleocin, Klinimycin, Klinitsin, Sobelin, Klinoksin, ). They are available, in the form of tablets (rectally), ointments or capsules (so-called ovules), which must be inserted into the vagina. If you are pregnant, you will need to take pills.
Bacterial vaginosis usually disappears within 2 or 3 days after the initiation of antibiotics, but the treatment continues for 7 days. You can not stop treatment, despite the improvement. Do not forget to undergo a full course of antibiotics.

If you are treated with antibiotics, you should avoid drinking alcohol, including medications containing alcohol, if you are taking metronidazole or tinidazole. When mixing alcohol and metronidazole, or alcohol and tinidazole, severe nausea and vomiting can be caused.

Oil in clindamycin can thin the latex. This leads to unreliability of the condom, it can tear, so you will not be protected from STDs or pregnancy.

Antibiotics, as a rule, work well, heal bacteriosis vaginal and have few side effects. But they can lead to vaginal candidiasis. Candidiasis can cause itching, redness and curdled white discharge. If you have these symptoms, talk with your doctor about treatment.