Recently, I felt itchy and uncomfortable down there, so I contacted our experts and asked them about the problem. Do you know your vaginal environment? First of all, the vulva is shaped like an abalone and consists of the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris and vestibule (vaginal opening, vestibular bulb, vestibular gland and urethral opening). Vagina and vaginal ecology The vagina is one of the main component organs of the female internal genitalia, which together with the uterus, fallopian tubes and ovaries make up the internal genitalia. The vaginal wall is composed of mucosa, muscularis and fibrous tissue membrane from the inside out. The mucous membrane is covered by a flattened epithelium with no glands, is light red, has many transverse folds, is highly stretchable and is subject to cyclical changes due to sex hormones. The relationship between the vagina and the neighboring organs 1. and the vulva The vaginal environment and the vulva, if inflammatory, are sometimes separate and sometimes both are present. 2. and urethra 3. and anus Normal microbiota in the vagina Normal vagina has pathogens that reside in it to form the normal microbiota of the vagina. 1.The good guys Lactobacillus, the little angel of peace in the vagina. 2. The bad guys and the rods, non-hemolytic streptococci, enterococci, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Gardnerella, Escherichia coli and Morganella, Streptococcus digestiveis, Streptococcus digestiveis, Bacteroidetes, Bacteroides actinomycetemcomitans, Clostridium, Prevotella, Mycoplasma and Candida. P in VIP among the bad guys – Candida albicans If there is a horoscope, it must be a Gemini, because it has a biphasic bacteria, with yeast phase (good) and mycelium phase (evil), when your body environment is good, Candida albicans presents a good yeast phase, and does not cause symptoms, when the whole body and vagina local cellular immunity When the whole body and local cellular immunity of the vagina decreases, Candida albicans starts to multiply and transforms into the evil mycelial phase and symptoms appear. There is another thing that is not bacteria – Trichomonas (lives in a pH 5.2-6.6 environment) consumes glycogen that engulfs vaginal epithelial cells and prevents lactic acid production, which raises the pH level. How the vaginal ecosystem maintains balance Ecosystem 1. Lactobacillus, estrogen and vaginal PH play important roles. Estrogen thickens the vaginal epithelium and increases the intracellular glycogen content. The vaginal epithelium breaks down glycogen into monosaccharides, which Lactobacillus converts into lactic acid to maintain a normal acidic vaginal environment (3.8 ≥ PH ≤ 4.5), thus inhibiting the growth of other pathogens, which is the vaginal self-cleaning effect. 3, Healthy flora, should be lactobacillus that produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as the dominant bacteria, it maintains the acidic environment and produces H2O2 and other anti-microbial factors that can inhibit or kill other bacteria. Influencing factors 1. Lower hormones Lower estrogen with age (atrophic vaginitis). 2.Frequent intercourse Vaginal PH increases with frequent intercourse (vaginal PH can rise to 7.2 after intercourse and remain for 6-8 hours). 3, Intravaginal irrigation, affecting the growth of lactobacillus Almost all mainstream doctors hate gyn*clean because it is the businessman sent to add to the mess. 4, antibiotics inhibit the growth of Lactobacillus Try to stay away from antibiotics because it is a dead ringer for Lactobacillus! 5. Diabetic patients have increased glycogen content in vaginal epithelial cells. The normal acid-base balance environment of the vagina is disrupted, which also easily leads to the growth of pathogenic bacteria and leads to vaginitis. 6, neighbors’ garbage Dear girls, while paying attention to our vaginal hygiene, we also need to pay attention to our neighbors’ anal hygiene, so be careful of bacteria crawling through the door! 7, some bad dressing habits Do not wear tight clothes in order to show our beautiful curves, this is very bad for our body! 8, the bad way of cleaning in the clothing cleaning time to remember the outerwear and underwear separate cleaning, try to use hand washing, to avoid bacterial breeding! 9, indoor environment (whether there is a mold wall) We must regularly check their indoor environment to prevent the creation of mold wall it! Sexual life simple some good, not too diligent efforts every day, yo! When you find itching, discharge, discharge smell has abnormal, then what should be done is not Baidu, but to go to the hospital gynecology department for examination, because only after the doctor’s examination of your symptoms, and take vaginal secretions to do PH and pathogens, to correctly determine what kind of inflammation, and symptomatic treatment.