Reproductive tract infections are infections of the reproductive tract caused by the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, mycoplasma, and chlamydia. Female reproductive tract infections can be caused by endogenous infections, sexually transmitted infections and medical infections, and have now become one of the world’s public health problems. The most common genital tract infections are Candida vaginitis, trichomonas vaginitis, bacterial vaginitis, senile vaginitis, chlamydial infection, cervicitis (cervical erosion, cervical polyps, etc.), pelvic inflammatory disease, gonorrhea, genital herpes, condyloma acuminata, syphilis, etc. Inflammation can occur alone or in several parts of the genital tract at the same time. Pathogenically, genital tract infections are divided into the following six disease types: 1. bacterial infections, including bacterial vaginitis and gonorrhea; 2. fungal infections, including genital candidiasis, such as candidal vaginitis; 3. protozoal infections, such as trichomonas vaginitis; 4. chlamydial and mycoplasma infections, such as non-gonococcal urethritis and chlamydia trachomatis cervicitis; 5. viral infections, such as Viral infections, such as genital herpes, condyloma acuminata, cytomegalovirus infection, etc.; 6. Other pathogenic microbial infections, such as syphilis spirochete infection and HIV infection. The majority of reproductive tract infections can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, but also through close contact in daily life and mother-to-child transmission. Since the female genital tract is different from other parts of the body, and the external vaginal opening is adjacent to the anus and urethra, the vaginal mucosa is more exposed and more prone to urinary and fecal contamination from a physiological anatomical point of view. In addition, poor hygiene habits, long-term antibiotic use or changes in progesterone during pregnancy, poor body resistance and some avoidable and unavoidable medical factors can cause reproductive tract infections. The lack of attention to personal and sexual hygiene is the main factor that predisposes women to vaginal infections. Therefore, to prevent reproductive tract infections, women must take good personal protection, keep their vulva clean, pay attention to menstrual hygiene, avoid unclean sexual practices, etc. Caring for yourself starts from paying attention to reproductive tract health! References: [1] Wang Linhong, Fang Liwen, et al. Current status of reproductive tract infection (RTI)/sexually transmitted disease (STD) epidemic in China and countermeasures for prevention and treatment [J]. 2004,19(16): 4-6 [2] Wu LY, Li SOM, et al. Analysis of 1927 female college students’ premarital sex and reproductive tract infections [J]. China Health Industry. 2018,15(19): 178-179