What is fungal vaginitis? Be careful with this symptom, early detection and early treatment
Speaking of fungal vaginitis, many female friends may be familiar with it. This is a disease with a relatively high clinical incidence. After female friends suffer from fungal vaginitis, there will be some uncomfortable symptoms in the body. If the disease is not treated in time and the disease is allowed to develop, it may cause other gynecological diseases, which will seriously affect the health of women. Knowledge about fungal vaginitis is necessary for women's health. So, what is fungal vaginitis? Are there any symptoms of fungal vaginitis? Let's take a look below.
Fungal vaginitis, also known as Candida vaginitis, is a very common gynecological disease with a relatively high clinical incidence, second only to Trichomonas infection. To understand the knowledge of fungal vaginitis, in order to further do the relevant prevention and treatment work.
Under normal circumstances, fungal vaginitis occurs after being infected by Candida albicans, which is closely related to the infection of the anus, and may also be transmitted through sexual intercourse. According to relevant statistics, some women have mold in their vaginas, but there are no obvious symptoms, which need attention.
However, most patients with fungal vaginitis will have some corresponding symptoms after the onset of the disease. If the following symptoms appear, then be careful, it is likely to have fungal vaginitis.
Symptoms of fungal vaginitis
- Vaginal itching
In most cases, women will experience significant vaginal itching after having fungal vaginitis. Of course, due to individual differences and differences in the degree of disease, the degree of itching experienced by each woman is different. Usually, the itching after infection with fungal vaginitis will not go away automatically, and it needs to be relieved by medication.
- edema
After many women are infected with fungal vaginitis, the vagina and vaginal vestibular mucosa may have varying degrees of edema, and at the same time, a white curd-like film will appear on it, and in severe cases, it will even show a state of ulceration. The labia minora are swollen and adherent.
- Abnormal leucorrhea
Many gynecological diseases may cause abnormal leucorrhea, but the abnormal leucorrhea caused by fungal vaginitis is somewhat different from the abnormal leucorrhea caused by other gynecological diseases. After women suffer from fungal vaginitis, most of the leucorrhea appears as yellow water, pus, white curd or bean curd. Phenomenon.
The above three points are the common symptoms of fungal vaginitis. If you encounter the above symptoms, you need to pay attention. Fungal vaginitis is generally not self-healing, and most require medication to relieve symptoms, so early detection and early treatment are extremely important. In life, everyone needs to constantly pay attention to their physical changes, and seek medical attention in time when problems are found.