Vaginitis - Vaginal Infections Causes that You Ought to Know
Ryan Mutt
Due to various reasons, many women suffer from vaginal infections, or vaginitis. Vaginal infection makes it essential for a woman to take all the precautions while engaging with sexual activities. In fact, in many cases, intercourse becomes difficult or painful and women have to avoid such activities while they suffer from this problem.
The high occurrence of vaginal infections in women can become a matter of our concern when the studies indicate that Bacterial Vaginosis alone becomes the cause of vaginitis in 50 percent cases. Many other factors bear the responsibility of vaginal infections in women.
Vaginitis causes vaginal inflammation and gives rise to many other disturbing symptoms like smelly discharge, itching or irritation. Many cases having such discomforts just get relief through over-the-counter medications. In some cases, they get some relief but if there is a real infection, medical help becomes necessary.
In normal cases, vagina hosts healthy bacteria and it maintains a balance among the hormonal changes and the normal bacteria. Certain factors like taking hormones, antibiotics, oral and topical contraceptives, douches, sexual lovemaking, stress, changing sexual partner, or taking some vaginal medications, directly influence the vaginal ecosystem that leads to vaginitis.
Sexually transmitted diseases can also become responsible for vaginal infections in some cases. Some other infections, like the yeast infections, do not normally spread through sexual contacts. In older women, menopausal stage changes the hormonal balance that leads to vaginal inflammation or vaginitis. In young girls, the infection can occur due to trauma. There are also some cases when the causes of infections indicate towards serious diseases.
Vaginal infections appear with identical symptoms and due to various reasons. Their treatment varies accordingly. Three most common vaginal infections are, Vaginal Yeast Infection, Trichomoniasis, and Bacterial Vaginosis.
Yeast infections usually respond to over-the-counter medications but the others do not. According to a study by the American Social Health Association, about 70% women treat themselves for such infections before contacting a doctor. Sadly, in many cases, they wrongly try to treat the infection assuming it a yeast infection. This causes them other complications since, unlike the yeast infections, other vaginal infections do not respond to self-treatment or to the over-the-counter medications.
Vaginal infections are now becoming very common due to various reasons. They cannot be taken lightly. When you notice the symptoms, it is always highly advisable to contact a doctor who is the right source to take care of such complaints.
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