A survey revealed that as many as 54% of women do not know some specific things about their genitals and their anatomy. But not only. There are also several questions and doubts that they do not dare to ask and clarify with their gynecologist. The same survey revealed that 41% of women never check their vagina and the area around or inside for health. Vagina: ignorance and infections
According to gynecologists, ignorance about one’s genital anatomy and not checking if ‘everything is fine’ is often a major cause of genital disorders and infections. According to what emerges from the survey conducted for Bayer’s Canesten, about 54% of women are not familiar with their vulva, and justify this deficiency with the fact that (in 76% of cases) they had not been instructed on the characteristics of their own vulva. anatomy during growth. Previous research published in the Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology had already revealed that as many as 62% of women were unable to locate the vagina correctly in an illustration of the genital system. Other lack of information on the vagina
The Canesten survey also highlighted how 41% of women never check their vaginal area, while 44% said they were unable to identify abnormal changes and 45% said they were worried about their vaginal health. The experts, however, were not surprised, because based on their experiences with their patients they found that most women do not know the anatomical characteristics of their private parts. To give an example, which may seem absurd, Dr Streicher (gynecologist) told the British tabloid Daily Mail, that ‘many women are not even sure where the penis fits, where urine comes from and how normal vaginal discharge occurs “.
Vagina Check the vagina frequently
Dr Streicher also said it’s particularly alarming that women don’t examine themselves frequently, because that way they won’t be able to spot significant changes in their vulva, the external genitalia. The vulvas are of various sizes – underlines the gynecologist – shapes and colors and changes occur frequently. One of the biggest problems in this sense seems to be that women do not know what is ‘normal’, so it is difficult for them to notice something that is not.
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Another problem that emerged from the survey is that not only women do not know the ABCs of their vagina, but many are unable to recognize common vaginal conditions or infections such as thrush, cystitis, bacterial vaginosis and vaginal dryness. For example, bacterial vaginosis is inflammation caused by the abnormal proliferation of bacteria naturally present in the vagina. Symptoms include burning while urinating, vaginal irritation and itching. There may be white or gray frothy or watery vaginal discharge.But even then, about 52% of women say they are not sure what it is, despite being one of the most common vaginal infections. Infection of the vagina with yeast or thrush
Although nearly 75% of all women will have at least one yeast infection in their lifetime, around 14% of respondents believe it can be caused by poor hygiene, such as not washing enough. However, Dr Streicher specified that these conditions are almost never caused by a hygiene problem. If anything, the causes can be found in the use of antibiotics, which can change the pH balance of the vagina, causing excessive growth of the yeast. Despite this, even an excessive use of soaps and detergents can alter the vaginal pH balance: in this case, as many as 80% of the interviewees did not know. And, instead of seeking treatment, 27% of women confessed to masking the problem of bacterial vaginosis with deodorant.
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