Vaginitis (colpites) - an inflammation of the vagina, which can be caused by different infectious agents. In addition, of great importance, and the predisposing factors for the development of this infection - various diseases of genital organs and the whole body, which lead to decreased immunity and "open the gates" for penetration into the body of infection. In order to promptly see a doctor, you need to know the symptoms of vaginitis.

Symptoms of gonorrhea vaginitis

Gonorrhea - is a genital infection that is caused by gonococci. Sexually transmitted, but children and older women, deprived of hormonal support (female sex hormones contribute to the development of normal microflora of the vagina The microflora of the vagina: purity Which protects women from infection) can become infected through everyday. Gonorrheal vaginitis is quite rare, with gonorrhea often affects the cervical canal and the urethra (the urethra).

The incubation period (time from infection to the appearance of symptoms of the disease) is in gonorrhea 3-5 days (more precisely - from one day to 2-3 weeks). After that the woman may appear malaise, slightly rising temperatures and against this background develop local manifestations of gonorrhea as a strong burning sensation and itching in the genital area. Later, there are also abundant thick purulent discharge, often very painful urination.

But very often, even when the primary infection, gonorrhea Gonorrhea - self-ruled   It takes the woman and erased quickly, going directly into the chronic form. This is very dangerous, because gonorrhea can spread to the internal genital organs and lead to infertility. In addition, a woman will always be a source of infection and can infect their sexual partners.

Symptoms of Trichomonas vaginitis

Trichomonas vaginitis develops often, it also refers to sexual infections and protozoa - Trichomonas vaginalis.

The incubation period for this infection is about two weeks. The first signs of Trichomonas vaginitis Trichomonas vaginitis - a common form of the disease   They are intense itching and abundant frothy yellow with a very unpleasant odor. Just as with gonorrheal vaginitis, is always involved in the process of the urethra, there are frequent painful urination.

Trichomonas vaginitis may have initially imperceptible, hidden within and cause numerous complications such as obstruction of the fallopian tubes and infertility or ectopic pregnancy.

Chronic Trichomonas vaginitis can occur for a long time, especially if accompanied by impaired immunity, or combined with other sexually transmitted diseases.

Symptoms of Candida vaginitis

Candida vaginitis (thrush) is often not the result of infection, as a consequence of decrease in immunity, since its cause fungi of the genus Candida are representatives of conditionally pathogenic and live on the mucous membranes of the genitals in many people without causing disease. At the same time, the thrush can be transmitted by sexual contact and, but only with reduced immunity.

Manifested candida vaginitis Candida vaginitis - a sign of impaired immunity   severe itching in the genital area. The walls of the vagina at the same reddened, swollen, they can see the cheesy raids. Gradually, these attacks can grow, merge with each other and firmly attached to the vaginal mucosa. If you try to remove a plaque mucosa bleeds. There are also abundant milky white, sometimes cheesy discharge.

Candida vaginitis is prone to prolonged chronic course with relapses, coinciding with periods of low immunity, due to various reasons - colds, trauma, surgery, acute and chronic diseases and so on.

Signs of nonspecific bacterial vaginitis

Nonspecific bacterial vaginitis caused by opportunistic and pathogenic infectious agents that can enter the vagina, both from the outside (for example, non-compliance with personal hygiene), and with the blood or lymph from other foci of infection in the body of the woman (eg, chronic pyelonephritis , cystitis, tonsillitis, and so on).

In the acute stage of the disease is characterized by pain and feeling of heaviness in the lower abdomen, the advent of heavy colorless, mucous or muco-purulent discharge, sometimes itching and burning.

Chronic recurrent vaginitis is characterized by a long, and sometimes imperceptible current.

Symptoms of vaginitis caused by various reasons, may be similar, but they require different treatment. In order to cure a disease, you should seek medical advice and to conduct a preliminary examination.

Galina Romanenko

Genital warts are a viral disease transmitted through sexual contact. The danger is not only in their constant sprawl and cosmetic defects. The main danger of genital warts in women Warts in women - a tendency to frequent recurrence   is their malignancy - degeneration into cancer. Particularly dangerous in this respect warts are located on the cervix.

The cause of genital warts

Genital warts growths called up to half a centimeter on the mucous membranes of viral origin. In women, genital warts can appear on the mucous membranes of the genitals and the anus. The cause of genital warts in women is a human papilloma virus (HPV).

HPV is the most common virus is present in the body of many people who do not even suspect. Some subtypes of HPV can cause not only mucous, but also the skin. For example, warts also called HPV. Transmitted HPV, which causes genital warts, mostly sexually, but it can be also through the transfer of items (mainly underwear), dirty hands, and so on (home mode of transmission).

The peculiarity of human papillomavirus infection is that it appears only at lower immunity - in this case the virus begins to multiply rapidly, to penetrate into the cells of the mucous membranes (epithelium), causing them to grow and multiply to share it and appear typical sprawl. HPV infection always results in a further decrease in immunity, resulting in a woman starts to get sick often colds, and in the genital area to the genital warts joins bacterial and fungal infection.

How are genital warts in women

Genital warts are growths height generally not greater than 0, 6 cm wide upper end and a thin base. Settle genital warts in women in the mucous membranes of the genital organs (small and large labia, clitoris, vagina, cervix) around the anus. Genital warts are prone to sprawl and merge with each other. Therefore, the long-term course of the disease, they often merge and externally visible as ridges or huge growths. Sometimes, because of this it is difficult to merge the doctor once a correct diagnosis, because the warts can be a symptom of other diseases, such as extensive warts Extensive warts - one of the many manifestations of syphilis   develop syphilis.

Peculiarities of papillomovirusnoy infection in women

HPV infection occurs in women in different ways. But more often than genital papillomas grow very quickly (sometimes a few hours), capturing all the new portions of the mucous membranes. In some cases, the disease is slow and sometimes spontaneously terminate. In most cases, especially its flow related to the state of immunity. But pappilomavirusnaya infection (including particularly its course) is still not fully understood.

Complications of genital warts in women

Genital warts are often injured as a result there is bleeding and joins bacterial and fungal infection. In this case, the woman has an itch and a burning sensation in the genital area, as well as various kinds of selection (whites), characteristic of a particular infection. The spread of bacterial and fungal infections (including testes, kidneys and urinary tract) contributes to reduced immunity.

One of the most feared complications of HPV infection in women is the rebirth of genital warts to cancer Malignant tumor: cells are mad . These tumors can occur at any part of the mucous membranes, but more often they develop in the cervix. It is believed that HPV is a major cause of cervical cancer Cervical cancer: possible cure   among women.

Based on what the diagnosis

The appearance of genital warts (especially in the long-term course of the disease) can enter a doctor's error. Therefore, the diagnosis of the disease is always confirmed by means of laboratory tests.

DNA pathogen typically detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR), but this analysis is meaningful only in the presence of genital warts. The presence of HPV in the body without clinical signs of the treatment can not be.

In addition, women take smears (and sometimes pieces of tissue) for onkotsitologicheskogo or histological examination and exclusion of malignancy - rebirth of genital warts to cancer.

Genital warts in women are often the cause of cervical cancer.

Galina Romanenko