What are the probiotic health products for gynecological health?

Nowadays, there are probiotic health care products on the market focusing on gynecological health. The core effective strains are mostly Lactobacillus crispatus, Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1, and Lactobacillus reuteri RC-1 isolated from the vaginal flora of healthy women. Common imported models include Bayer Canitin's oral gynecological probiotics, Australian Life Space Women’s Private Probiotics. Among the products of domestic health care brands, Jiayin and By-Health Women’s Probiotics also have a large audience. If you need auxiliary treatment of inflammation, you can also ask your doctor to prescribe OTC medicinal Lactobacillus preparations such as Dingjunsheng and Yanhua. However, these two are drugs and not health products.

In the past two years, I helped my best friend who suffered from recurrent fungal vaginitis to do research on this type of product. She took Bayer's oral probiotics for more than half a year during the consolidation period after using the antibacterial drugs as prescribed by the doctor. The itching and abnormal leucorrhea that she originally had after her monthly menstrual period did not come back to her, and she felt a lot more relaxed. But the little girl I lived with in 1998 had read Xiaohongshu and followed the trend and bought the same model. After eating it for two months, it was of no use at all. She complained that this was a proper IQ tax, and it was not as useful as her changing pure cotton underwear every day and washing her underwear in boiling water.

In fact, it is not difficult to understand the difference. The flora in the private parts is actually like the lawn of the community downstairs. The dominant Lactobacillus is the vast majority of the native grass. If you have stayed up late recently, just took antibiotics, or have slight flora fluctuations after menstruation, and no clear pathogenic bacteria are found after checking the leucorrhea, supplementing the corresponding probiotics is equivalent to spreading some suitable grass seeds on the lawn. It can really help to quickly restore the dominant flora and relieve the hidden discomfort. But if clear problems such as mold, trichomoniasis, and bacterial vaginosis have been found, then the lawn is already overgrown with weeds. If you don’t first ask a doctor to prescribe antibacterial drugs to clear the weeds, just sowing grass seeds will not be able to fight against the fiercely growing pathogenic bacteria. It will definitely be ineffective and may even delay formal treatment.

At present, there is no unified conclusion in the academic circles on the effect of this type of gynecological probiotic health care products. Many studies believe that oral probiotics are metabolized by layers of gastric acid and intestines, and the amount of viable bacteria that can eventually reach the private parts is very small. The effect is far less effective than directly using vaginal probiotic suppositories. However, the use of suppositories is very hygienic. If the hands are not washed and the supporting equipment is not sterilized when inserting the medicine, miscellaneous bacteria may be brought in, which will disrupt the original flora environment, which is not worth the loss.

When buying this kind of product, don’t just listen to the hype of the live broadcast anchor. You have to turn to the back of the package to see the specific strain number. If it only vaguely states “containing Lactobacillus” without the specific strain number, it is basically misleading. After all, it is also called Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Some strains are specifically responsible for gastrointestinal digestion and have nothing to do with private parts conditioning. As for those products that are advertised as being able to cure cervical erosion, regulate menstruation, and assist in pregnancy, just swipe them away. Cervical erosion itself is a normal physiological phenomenon and does not need to be treated at all. Menstrual problems are linked to endocrine problems. Probiotics cannot touch the pathways of endocrine regulation. The more impressive they are, the greater the chance they will be charged an IQ tax.