Women’s vulvar swelling and pain according to the different causes, the use of drugs are not the same. If caused by bacterial infection, clindamycin gel can be used; if caused by trichomonas and anaerobic infections, metronidazole gel can be used; if caused by pseudo-filarial yeast infections, clotrimazole ointment can be used; if caused by low estrogen levels, estrogen ointment can be used to treat the specific medication needs to be followed by the doctor.
1. Clindamycin gel: mainly used for vulvar bacterial infection caused by swelling and pain, used for vulvar redness, pain, erosion, serious ulcers, eczema.
2. Metronidazole gel: anti-inflammatory, anti-trichomonas, amoeba, anaerobic infections, etc. It is mainly used for trichomonas vaginitis and swelling and pain caused by anaerobic infection of vaginitis.
3. Clotrimazole ointment: used for the treatment of vulvovaginal pseudomycosis caused by swelling and pain, itching.
4. Estrogen ointment: mainly used for the swelling and pain caused by atrophic vaginitis due to the decrease of estrogen level.
Vulvovaginal swelling and pain need to be under the guidance of a specialist targeted medication, but also due to vestibular adenitis or cysts and other causes of pain, to identify the causes, local medication, if necessary, with the oral medication in order to be more effective in the treatment.