What to do if there are red spots on the baby's genitals

If red spots appear on the baby's genitals, parents should pay attention to it. There are many reasons for this situation. For example, the baby may have urethritis or vaginitis. For baby girls, prevention must be strengthened to avoid adverse effects on the baby's health. In daily life, you should wear cotton clothes and keep the private parts of the vulva clean and hygienic.

Causes of vaginitis in babies

Why do young girls suffer from vaginitis? In fact, there are many reasons why young girls suffer from vaginitis. The following reasons may cause young girls to suffer from vaginitis.

1. Poor local hygiene of the vulva

Parents of children with the disease do not pay attention to the cleanliness of their children's vulva, handle bowel movements improperly, or wipe the anus with contaminated paper, allowing intestinal bacteria to invade the vagina and cause vaginitis.

2. Foreign objects inserted into the vagina

If peanuts, beans, hairpins, pins, small stones, etc. are inserted into the vagina, the vaginal epithelium may be damaged due to foreign objects, leading to secondary infection.

3. Pinworm vulvovaginitis

(1) Intestinal pinworms

It is passed into the vagina through feces and causes inflammation.

(2) Improper feces handling

Pinworm eggs may be contaminated on the vulva of young girls by people or objects, causing inflammation.

4. Secondary vulvar and vaginitis

If a young girl suffers from an upper respiratory tract infection or a urinary tract infection, bacteria may enter the vagina directly through dust and cause vaginitis in the girl.

5. Specific vaginitis

Trichomonas or candidal vaginitis is rare in infants and young children. This may be because the vaginal pH of infants and young children is alkaline, which is not suitable for fungal reproduction. Trichomonas feeds on glycogen. At this age, there is very little glycogen in the vagina, so it is not suitable for the growth of Trichomonas. Hemophagocytic vaginitis is extremely rare in infants and young children.

How to prevent vaginitis in young girls

1. Use diapers that are highly absorbent and breathable, and wash and change them frequently to maintain hygiene.

2. Clean the vulva after defecation to prevent the feces from not being wiped clean and contaminating the perineum.

3. Wear crotch-closed pants as early as possible to reduce the chance of contamination of the exposed genitals.

4. Young girls should use appropriate liquid sitz baths as a preventive measure after swimming.

5. Provide early education to children to prevent foreign objects from being inserted into the vagina.

6. For those with obvious deformities causing recurrent infections, surgical repair should be performed early.

7. Mothers should actively treat their own infectious reproductive system diseases to avoid infecting their children.