6 Common Types of Vaginal Infections

Sonali Kapoor

, Health A2Z

 

Vaginal Infections! In medical term, it is also called vaginitis. Well, the toughest situation for the women who are dealing with this. It completely changes your mood, you feel angry, a lot of mood swings could happen at that time of the infection. It can be categorized in various type of infection, which are categorized by their severity and the shown symptoms. Being a woman, I can completely understand that sort of feeling and vaginal infections are superiorly very common in women. The common symptoms of the infection are like – vaginal pain, itching, irritation which can be very painful for any woman can be seen.

 

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If this problem is not treated at the right time, it can be very dangerous. Infections of this problem are of different types. Being an author I’m giving you some awareness and knowledge in depth about vaginal infections which you can read further in this blog.

 

 

What are Vaginal Infections?

 

Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vagina, often due to vaginal infections, which creates discharge, odor, irritation, or itching. It is difficult to diagnose because vaginitis has many causes. Women use a variety of over-the-counter medications to treat the itching, discharge, and discomfort of these conditions.

 

6 Common Types of Vaginal Infections

 

There are six very common types of vaginal infections which promptly happens:

 

1. Bacterial Vaginosis

 

It is a mild infection in the vagina. It usually develops when there’s an imbalance between the “good” bacteria in the vagina that are helpful and the “bad” bacteria which can cause problems. Bacterial vaginosis causes pain, itching, and bad-smelling discharge.

 

2. Yeast infections

Most of the vaginal yeast infections are caused by the organism Candida albicans. Yeast infections are very common and affect up to 70% -75% of women at some point in their lifetime. The symptom of a vaginal yeast infection is itching, but burning, discharge, and pain with urination or intercourse can also occur.

 

3. Chlamydia

Chlamydia is a common sexually transmitted disease. It is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia trachomatis. It can infect both men and women. Usually, women get chlamydia in the cervix, rectum, or throat and men get chlamydia in the urethra (inside the penis), rectum, or throat.

 

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4. Gonorrhea

This is an infection which is caused by a sexually transmitted bacterium that can infect both males and females. It most frequently affects the urethra, rectum or throat. In females, gonorrhea can also infect the cervix. This is most commonly spread during sex.

 

5. Trichomoniasis

Trichomoniasis (aka trich) is the most common curable STD. Most of the people get this infection every year. It’s caused by a parasite which spreads really easily during sex. Signs of trich include irritation and itching, smelly discharge, and painful or frequent peeing.

 

6. Viral Vaginitis

Viruses are a common cause of vaginitis. It is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) is often just called herpes infection. These infections are spread by sexual contact and primary symptom of herpes vaginitis is pain which is associated with lesions or sores.

 

 

How do You Get Rid of Infection Naturally?

 

There are 5 things which you can easily consume while any vaginal infection. These items will helps you naturally.

 

  • Garlic

 

  • Grapefruit Seed Extract

 

  • Apple-Cider Vinegar

 

 

  • Cinnamon

 

Conclusion

 

Hi, as I have given you such information regarding 6 Common Types of Vaginal Infections and you can you get away from this naturally. Although the only way to cure those infections is to consult a good gynecologist because only she can help you can make your condition better.

 

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