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The article is professionally consulted by Doctor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology - Vinmec Hai Phong International General Hospital.
Candida Albicans is the name of a fungus that causes vaginal yeast infections that are common in women. This is a common fungus that causes disease in humans. Is vaginal candidiasis easy to cure? The following article will help us understand more about vaginal candidiasis as well as how to treat this disease.
1. What is Candida infection?
A Candida infection, also known as a yeast infection, is an infection caused by a fungus called Candida. This fungus can cause damage to the skin, mouth, blood, and genitals.
When the body is healthy, the vaginal environment is balanced, the Candida fungus is not harmful. However, when the acidic environment is imbalanced in the pH of the intimate area, it will create conditions for the growth of fungi, causing an infection in the vagina for women.
Wet body areas are where disease often occurs. The risk of fungal infections is increased by certain medications and certain diseases.
2. Recognizing signs of vaginal candidiasis
Signs of candidiasis can vary depending on the area infected and the extent of the infection. Patients with vaginal yeast infections often present with the following symptoms:
Vaginal area is red, itchy and painful. Patients often scratch, causing the fungus to spread to the anus and groin Vaginal discharge has a white lump, thick patches stick to the vaginal wall, no odor When having sex, there is a feeling of pain and difficulty Vaginal mucosa household with red inflammation Vaginal discharge a lot Difficulty urinating, frequent urination If it is severe, the vulva, labia minora, and labia majora may be red and edematous. Note that when having sex with a woman with vaginal candidiasis, men may also experience balanitis with signs such as redness, itching, and the appearance of white mucus. After a few minutes or hours after intercourse, the disease will occur. After being cleaned and washed, the disease usually goes away on its own.
3. Causes of vaginal candidiasis?
Vaginitis is very common in women, it is second only to bacterial vaginosis.
Over 50% of women have this condition at least once in their lives. Due to the excessive use of antibiotics, the disease tends to increase because these are favorable conditions for fungi to enter the body.
The following are some of the causes of vaginal candidiasis in women:
Poor body hygiene Wearing tight, sweat-wicking clothing Underwear that doesn't breathe, Increases the risk of yeast infection during sex Sex Weak immune system Long-term antibiotic use Women during pregnancy Women with diabetes Patients undergoing cancer treatment (chemotherapy or radiation therapy) Patients with HIV/AIDS .
4. Can vaginal candida go away on its own?
Usually to treat vaginal candidiasis, your doctor will give you an antifungal medicine, including the following drugs:
Clotriamazole 100mg: put 1 vaginal tablet every night for 7 days or vaginal 1 tablet Single Clotriamazole Econazole 150mg: vaginal 1 tablet/night for 3 days Fluconazole 150mg: take 1 single dose or take 2 tablets/day for 3-5 days when using Itraconazole 100mg. Can use Gentian 0.5% for topical application, wash with betadin solution. Note that these drugs are absolutely not used for pregnant women in the first 3 months.
Besides, to limit the progression of vaginal candidiasis, you should take care of the private area as follows:
Avoid irritants such as soap, shower gel, vaginal deodorant, enema wash your vagina because this can make the disease worse Avoid wearing tight pants, underwear that is too tight to keep the vaginal area dry Make sure your blood sugar is within the allowable range if you are pregnant. have diabetes Genitals must be cleaned regularly, clothes must be dried in sunlight If the disease recurs, you should get checked because it is likely that you have diabetes or because Prolonged use of antibiotics, oral contraceptives containing estrogen ... make your body's resistance decline. To cure vaginal candidiasis in women, it is necessary to treat both husband and wife because during intercourse, fungal bacteria will be deposited on the foreskin and this is the reason why the wife is susceptible to infection. repeated many times.
When infected with vaginal candidiasis, the patient cannot completely recover on his own without taking specific drugs under the guidance of a specialist. Absolutely do not arbitrarily buy drugs to use because that will become addicted to the drug and the disease will be more difficult to cure completely.
When infected with vaginal candidiasis, the patient cannot completely recover on his own without taking specific drugs under the guidance of a specialist. Absolutely do not arbitrarily buy drugs to use because that will become addicted to the drug and the disease will be more difficult to cure completely.
To cure vaginal candidiasis, you need to go to medical facilities to be examined by a doctor when you see signs of the disease, to avoid the condition that the disease recurs many times and can change to chronic phase.
To protect themselves from vaginal infections, women should actively examine and screen for diseases when they see abnormal signs in the private area. The basic gynecological examination and screening package of Vinmec International General Hospital will help solve these concerns of women. The examination package helps to detect inflammatory diseases at the earliest, thereby providing effective and low-cost treatment measures.
When registering for the Basic Gynecological Examination and Screening Package, customers will receive:
Specialized gynecological examination Transvaginal Uterine Ovarian Ultrasound Vaginal Bilateral Breast Ultrasound Tests such as: Treponema pallidum rapid test, Chlamydia rapid test, taking samples for cervical-vaginal cytology, endoscopically stained bacteria (female vaginal fluid), HPV genotype PCR automated system. Total urinalysis by automatic machine.
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