What happens if bacterial vaginitis is not treated?

Bacterial vaginitis is the most common form of vaginitis, which is very harmful to women's health. If it is not treated in time, acute vaginitis will slowly turn into chronic vaginitis and gradually invade other adjacent tissues and organs. It is very harmful to the cervix and ovaries. In addition, it often causes stinging urination, abnormal leucorrhea, and even infertility in women.

What happens if bacterial vaginitis is not treated?

1. Cause infertility

Bacterial vaginosis can cause the pH value of the vagina to exceed 4.5, which inhibits the activity of sperm; pathogenic bacteria will devour sperm, and when suffering from bacterial vaginitis, the vaginal secretions will increase significantly, and the secretions contain a large number of white blood cells, all of which will hinder the survival of sperm, reduce the number of sperm, and cause infertility.

2. Affect fetal development

Bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women can cause fetal movement disorder, and in severe cases, lead to premature birth or miscarriage. It is reported that the percentage of pregnant women suffering from bacterial vaginosis and developing postpartum infection, neonatal infection and neonatal jaundice increases significantly, several times higher than that of normal pregnant women. In addition, clinical observations suggest that bacterial vaginosis is directly related to premature rupture of membranes and intrauterine infection.

3. Induce other diseases

Bacterial vaginitis can induce genital infection. Once the inflammation ascends and infects the uterine cavity, it can cause salpingitis, pelvic inflammatory disease, etc., and can also cause infertility.

4. Impact on quality of life

The clinical symptoms of bacterial vaginosis are a significant increase in abnormal vaginal secretions, which are thin, homogeneous or thin, pasty, grayish white, grayish yellow or milky yellow with a special fishy odor. Since alkaline prostatic fluid can cause the release of amines, the odor worsens during or after sexual intercourse. During menstruation, the pH value of the vagina increases and the odor may also become more severe. In addition, symptoms such as vulvar itching can cause many inconveniences to women's lives and work, and even affect their married life.

Vaginitis is a very common gynecological disease, so female friends must have a certain understanding of this disease, try to be able to detect its presence in time in the early stages of the disease, and take active and timely treatment. In addition, female friends should develop good hygiene habits in daily life to avoid the harm caused by various types of vaginitis.