Many women know about the disease vulvitis, but they don’t know much about its several types. The following introduces the types of female vulvitis and methods to prevent female vulvitis. If you want to know more, please read below.

What types of female vulvitis are there?

1. Fungal vulvitis

Vulvitis caused by a type of yeast infection. Often coexists with fungal vaginitis.

2. Acute vulvar ulcer

It is mostly caused by vulvitis for various reasons, and is generally a manifestation of vulvitis disease.

3. Sexually transmitted diseases

During the onset of sexually transmitted diseases such as genital warts, chancroid, genital herpes, and gonorrhea, inflammation of the vulva often occurs.

4. Vulvitis in infants and young children

Fifteen days after a newborn is born, various bacteria will grow in the vagina. In addition, due to the immature development of the external reproductive organs of infants and young children, their ability to resist bacterial infection is poor. In addition, their vulva is easily soaked in urine and contaminated with feces, and children like to sit around. These are all causes of infection and can cause the vulva of infants and young children to become infected. inflammation.

What harm does vulvitis bring to women?

1. Impact on daily life

If the vulva is stimulated by severe inflammation, it will cause diseases such as genital warts, genital herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomonas, and fungal infections, which will have a serious impact on the patient's life and also seriously threaten the patient's health. .

2. Impact on the quality of sexual life

Patients with acute inflammation will experience vulvar itching and burning pain. At the same time, the skin and mucous membranes of the vulva will experience varying degrees of swelling and congestion. In severe cases, it may lead to erosion, ulcers, or large areas of eczema, accompanied by painful urination. , sexual intercourse pain, affecting the quality of sexual life.

3. Impact on fertility

If patients with vulvitis are not treated in time, the inflammation will spread and cause secondary infection, and it will affect the environmental balance in the vagina, thus affecting the survival rate of sperm. When the condition is severe, the patient's secretions contain a large number of white blood cells, which can phagocytose sperm, reduce sperm motility, shorten sperm survival time, etc., thereby affecting female fertility to a certain extent.

4. Infection to sexual partners

Among vulvitis, fungal vulvitis and trichomonas vulvitis are highly contagious, especially through sexual transmission. If the patient has sex without being cured, there is a 50% chance that his or her sexual partner will be infected. Therefore, if female friends suffer from vulvitis, they must be treated in time. It is best to treat the couple at the same time to avoid cross-infection through sexual life and not being completely cured.

Six key points to prevent female vulvitis

1. Live a regular life, go to bed early and get up early, and exercise appropriately. Add or remove clothes in time to avoid hot and cold stimulation.

2. Do not scrub the skin excessively when bathing, avoid scalding with hot water, and do not use alkaline soap; do not wear chemical fiber underwear or tights, and wear cotton underwear. Pay attention to the solution concentration, temperature and time, and precautions when taking a local sitz bath.

3. Master the correct order of cleaning the vulva and anus. Clean the vulva and anus frequently. Pay attention to the order when cleaning. Wash the vulva first and then the anus. Never do the opposite; towels and basins must be used by dedicated people. Otherwise, bacteria can easily invade the urethral opening.

4. Prevent contact with sources of infection. Women who love swimming must pay attention to hygiene, encourage showering, and do not use towels, shorts, basins, etc. with each other to prevent cross-infection. Getting rid of bad habits and actively participating in healthy recreational activities can effectively prevent vulvitis.

5. People with vulvar itching should cut their nails frequently, wash their hands frequently, do not scratch their skin, and develop a good habit of washing their hands before going to the toilet. Investigations have found that a large number of pathogenic microorganisms, such as chlamydia and mycoplasma, are stuck to human hands. They can invade the urethra and cause infection through defecation.

6. Use sanitary pads correctly. Patients mistakenly believe that sanitary pads are hygienic. They do not need to change shorts or wash their vulva when using sanitary pads for a long time. In fact, they often cause vulvitis due to the above reasons. For this type of patients, they need to understand that the poor breathability of panty liners and long-term use of local moisture are also causes of inflammation, especially if they are used every day, it is even more unfavorable.