An imbalance in the vaginal microflora provokes a disease such as gardnerella in women. The causes of the occurrence are an insufficient number of lactobacilli, which are the main components of the normal flora of the female vagina.
Gardnerellosis or bacterial vaginosis is a very common gynecological disease. When the gardnerella was first detected, they were declared a new type of disease that can only be transmitted sexually. But a little later it turned out that the minimum number of these pathogenic bacteria was initially present in the female microflora.
Disease formation
Normally, gardnerella is present in any healthy woman. But the reproduction of this bacterium is actively prevented by lactobacilli, which support the acidic internal environment of the vagina, thanks to the lactic acid produced by them. It is lactoflora that assumes the local immune and protective functions, inhibiting the growth in the number of bacteria such as gardnerella in women.
The causes of the disease lie in the fact that, due to certain circumstances, the number of lactobacilli is significantly reduced, and at this moment there is a sharp increase in anaerobic bacteria. The vaginal environment becomes alkaline, and this contributes to the penetration of new infections. That is why gardnerellosis is usually complicated by inflammatory diseases of the genitourinary system in women.
Signs of gardnerella in women
This disease is almost asymptomatic. The only clear sign of the presence of this infection is very strong vaginal discharge, usually
grayish-white or yellow in color, having a very pungent smell of spoiled fish.
Quite often, gardnerellosis is complicated by vaginitis. Then the woman, in addition to copious discharge, has a burning sensation and unpleasant itching in the vagina, aggravated by urination and sexual intercourse.
A change in sexual partner can cause an increase in the natural number of such a microorganism as gardnerella in women. The causes of the growth of these bacteria are sometimes hidden in the use of contraceptives, including 9-nonoxynol. All this can provoke a decrease in the number of lactobacilli and, accordingly, an increase in the conditionally pathogenic flora.
Disease treatment
If, after the tests, a pathogenic growth of the gardnerella bacterium in women was revealed, than to treat is a completely logical question. Methods of modern therapy used in gynecology provide the opportunity for complete recovery. But, unfortunately, there are no guarantees of the absence of potential relapses of this disease.
Treatment takes place in two stages. At the first, the patient receives drugs designed to eliminate the manifestations and causes of the disease. The following drugs are usually prescribed: Dalacin (capsules or cream) intravaginally and Metronidazole tablets. To prevent the development of thrush, “Clotrimazole” cream is prescribed in parallel.
At the second stage of treatment, it is required to restore the natural microflora. To do this, you should take the drug "Bifidumbacterin", Acylak "and immunostimulating drugs.
The main causes of the development of the disease
The main reasons for the formation of bacterial vaginosis include:
- frequent changes in sexual partners;
- insufficient intimate hygiene during menstruation;
- hormonal disruptions of the body during puberty and / or during pregnancy;
- wearing underwear made from “non-breathing” synthetic materials;
- prolonged use of antibacterial agents;
- intestinal dysbiosis;
- decreased immunity.
Maintaining a healthy lifestyle, using a condom during unplanned sexual intercourse, a regular sexual partner - all this can prevent the occurrence of such an unpleasant disease caused by the bacterial gardnerella in women. The causes of this ailment can be simply excluded if the relevant rules are observed.