6 common pitfalls when using medication for vaginitis

　　1. Use antibiotics in large quantities without authorization.

　　Many patients hear that they are suffering from Vaginitis , start taking antibiotics immediately. In fact, the direct consequence of excessive use of antibiotics is that the bacteria develop drug resistance, which destroys the balanced and restrictive relationship between vaginal flora, leading to vigorous growth of fungi and prolonged treatment cycles. disease No effective treatment is available. Especially when antibiotics are used during fungal infections, the symptoms of infection will be aggravated.

　　2. Indiscriminate use of vaginal suppositories.

　　Some patients believe that vaginal suppositories can treat all vaginitis. In fact, acute trichomonas and fungal infections cannot be treated with Cervicitis , papillomas, genital warts and other corrosive vaginal suppositories, because the use of these suppositories will cause discomfort and symptoms such as increased vaginal secretions, epithelial tissue shedding, and vulvar irritation. Use during acute vaginitis can promote the spread of inflammation and aggravate the condition.

　　3. Rely solely on Chinese patent medicines for treatment.

　　Gynecology Most Chinese patent medicines have heat-clearing and detoxifying effects and can have good therapeutic effects. However, they have a slow onset of action and are not highly targeted. They are generally used as auxiliary treatment for chronic gynecological inflammation and cannot be used as the first-choice treatment. For acute trichomonas, fungal, and bacterial infections, anti-trichomoniasis and anti-fungal symptomatic drugs are still the first choice. Blind use of Chinese patent medicines may delay the condition.

　　4. Use various lotions for a long time to clean the lower body and rinse the vagina.

　　some female It is not advisable to use various lotions (including drugs and cleaning products) to clean the lower body for a long time, and some women even use tap water to rinse the vagina during bathing. The female vagina is an acidic environment and has a self-cleaning effect. Long-term use of various lotions to rinse the vagina will kill vaginal bacteria that are beneficial to the body, reduce local resistance, and increase the chance of infection.

　　5. Discontinue the medication when symptoms disappear.

　　When most women perform self-medication, they often rely on their subjective feeling that if their symptoms improve and their leucorrhea becomes normal, they think the disease is cured and they stop taking the medicine as soon as possible. After a few days, I started to feel uncomfortable, so I used a few more medicines, causing vaginitis to come back again and again. In fact, there is a stricter course of treatment for vaginitis. If you don’t follow the course of medication, the infection will most likely come back again. ； Irregular medication can also lead to drug resistance, making treatment more difficult.

　　6. Buy medicine blindly based on product advertisements.

　　There are many types of vaginitis, and different types of vaginitis require different medications. Therefore, before buying medicine, patients should understand the type of disease they suffer from and choose medicine correctly. Go when you are not sure Hospital During the consultation, the doctor will select sensitive drugs for treatment based on the infectious pathogen and the patient's physical signs. At the same time, doctors will also tell patients the correct medication method and course of treatment to avoid the development of drug resistance and recurrence of the disease.