Everyone knows that the norm in the vagina contains a certain composition of microorganisms, which together constitute the microflora of the female sexual organ. Their main function is to protect the mucous membrane from pathogens. In the course of their activity, they synthesize lactic acid, which causes an acidic environment, with pH values of 3.5-4.5.
Many women in their lives at least once faced with such a problem as an unpleasant, sometimes fetid, odor from the vagina. Its appearance is the result of a violation of the microflora of the vagina. The reason why a strong unpleasant odor from the vagina appears next. As a result of the fact that the number of lactobacilli has decreased, there is a rapid growth of pathogenic bacteria. As a result of these disorders, a disease such as bacterial vaginosis develops. According to statistics, about 25% of women, whose age does not exceed 50 years, face it.
Symptoms and manifestations of the disease
The main feature of bacterial vaginosis is the appearance of odor. In most cases, this is an unpleasant fishy smell that appears from the woman's vagina. Sometimes he is so strong that his presence can be felt by others, which causes discomfort and inconvenience to a woman. And he can be present as constantly, and appear only during menstruation.
Also, many women note the presence of an unpleasant odor of vaginal discharge. Usually they are light gray or white. Their consistency is homogeneous, there are no lumps. The frequency of such secretions can reach 10 times a day. If the inflammatory process takes place in the girl's body for quite a long time, the vaginal discharge that has an unpleasant smell acquires a yellow color and becomes thick, sticky and viscous.
Diagnostics
In order to determine what caused the sharp, unpleasant odor from the vagina, it is necessary to conduct the following examination:
- a smear from the vaginal mucosa;
- acidity test (with disease exceeds 4.5);
- aminestest.
Treatment
Treatment of bacterial vaginosis, the sign of which is an unpleasant, fishy smell from the vagina, basically comes down to the application of local procedures. A good effect is the use of drugs, a group of nitroimidazoles (Trichopol, Metrogil). To eliminate the unpleasant odor from the vagina, 1% hydrogen peroxide solution, antiseptic Tomicide, benzalkonium compounds (predominantly chloride) are prescribed. Dalacin Cream is one of the most common remedies used in this disease. Apply for 3 days and stop after the unpleasant odor from the vagina is eliminated.
In more advanced cases of the disease, doctors resort to the use of antibacterial drugs. Their goal is to sanitize the vaginal mucosa. These include Oleandomycin, Clindamycin, Cephalosporin.
After a week of treatment, the doctor prescribes a laboratory or clinical examination. The second is prescribed after 4-6 weeks from the start of treatment.
The above disease is dangerous for a woman's health in that it can be the cause of the development of inflammatory processes localized mainly in the genital organs. The risk group includes girls who have irregular monthly, inflammatory diseases (colpitis, cervicitis , adnexitis) in the past. Doctors note the increased occurrence of the disease in women who for a long time as a conraceptive use a spiral, installed in the uterine cavity.