The main symptoms of colpitis
Colpitis is one of the most commonoccurring gynecological diseases. This ailment affects women of different ages. At the same time, it rarely occurs in the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity who have not yet entered into an intimate relationship. The fact that the hymen is a good barrier to the path of various infections. As a result, girls very rarely suffer from such a disease.
Colpit usually develops due to falling onthe vaginal mucosa of a sufficient number of pathogenic microorganisms. The leading role is played by gonococci and Trichomonas. In this case, this ailment is often formed when a significant amount of microorganisms habitual for it disappear from the mucous membrane. First of all, we are talking about lactobacilli. In this case they are replaced by gardnerella. It can cause such symptoms of colpitis, as the appearance of an unpleasant odor from the vagina. In this case, most of all, it resembles the one that comes from a slightly rotten fish. This symptom gives the woman a lot of inconvenience. The fact is that it is felt not only by her, but also by those around her.
Other symptoms of colpitis are commonly troubledRepresentatives of the beautiful half of humanity is slightly less, but they can hardly be called pleasant either. First of all, we are talking about itching and burning in the area of the external genitalia. Such symptoms of colpitis usually appear regardless of the cause of the disease developing. It is worth noting that they are often very stable. You can get rid of them with the help of a shower, but these symptoms of colpitis come back in a few minutes.
In addition to all of the above, in this casegynecological disease, there is an increase in vaginal discharge. At the same time they have the same unpleasant smell of foul fish, as well as whitish coloring. It is worth noting that such allocations often have a significant amount.
In the event that the colpitis developspregnancy, the symptoms are usually somewhat more pronounced. The fact is that during this period the woman has both general and local immunity reduced. Moreover, future mothers, despite certain limitations, sometimes have to treat this pathology, because it can lead to many negative consequences.
In women ofcalled "senile colpitis". Symptoms of this disease, in addition to the above, will be supplemented by a feeling of dryness of the vaginal mucosa. It should be noted that this shell in women aged can significantly thin out, and through it much easier to penetrate various pathogenic infections, including pyogenic. As a result of such infection, the previous symptoms of colpitis recede into the background. A woman can have a fever, sometimes not whitish, but purulent discharge with a small amount of blood. In this case, it is necessary to contact a specialist as early as possible in order to avoid the development of significant complications.
