What are the hazards of improper vaginal cleaning? What key points should be followed for private care

What are the hazards of improper vaginal cleaning? Private parts refer to the reproductive organs, specifically any tissue related to sexual reproduction and the composition of the reproductive system in complex organisms. So the following editor will introduce the harm of improper cleaning to the genitals.

The harm of improper cleaning to the genitals

According to the survey of the department of maternal and child health care, the genital inflammation of urban women has increased year by year in recent years, especially among young women, trichomonas vaginitis, mycotic vaginitis and chronic cervicitis have a very high incidence rate, which has become the three main types of reproductive system infections among women at present. One of the causes of these three diseases is improper cleaning of the genitals.

Glycogen is present in the epithelial cells of the vulva of women, and under normal physiological conditions, lactobacilli are parasitic. Under the action of lactobacilli, glycogen can produce lactic acid, which creates a weakly acidic environment in the genital area (usually with a pH of 5.5). Lactobacillus can play a role in preventing the invasion of pathogenic microorganisms, becoming a natural barrier against bacteria.

More than 20 types of microorganisms can be isolated from vaginal secretions of healthy women. The main resident bacteria in the vagina include Lactobacillus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Escherichia coli, Group B Streptococcus, Bacteroides, Candida albicans, Mycoplasma, etc. Lactobacillus plays a major role in vaginal self purification. Using vaginal secretions for direct smear staining, the vagina can be divided into different levels of cleanliness based on the percentage of Gram positive lactobacilli. In a first degree field of vision, most are lactobacilli, with a second degree of approximately 50% and a third degree of less than 50%. Under normal circumstances, the guiding microbiota is in a symbiotic state with the body, which does not cause diseases. When the body's normal defense function is damaged, endogenous infections occur.

Some women, who originally had a healthy reproductive system, frequently use disinfectants such as traditional Chinese medicine lotions and potassium permanganate solutions to flush the vagina and vulva in order to prevent gynecological diseases. In fact, this approach may actually have adverse consequences. This is because the vagina has a "self-cleaning" effect, which can to some extent protect women's reproductive system. If there is no indication for medication and the vagina is rinsed with disinfectant, it may damage the vaginal defense function. In addition, frequent use of traditional Chinese medicine lotions and potassium permanganate to wash the external genitalia can also reduce the disease resistance of the external genitalia skin. Frequent use of potassium permanganate can also reduce skin oil and dryness, leading to pruritus of the external genitalia.