Lump on labia minora

The growth of a bulge on the labia minora is a manifestation of a disease in the female genital area. There are many reasons for this condition. It is generally caused by bacterial infection in the female genitals. Bacterial infection from the outside can also easily lead to this condition. You need to pay more attention to personal hygiene, pay more attention to washing and care, and be careful not to have sexual intercourse.

What is the cause of the lumps on the labia minora?

Considering that it is caused by local infection, it should not be a big problem. Pay attention to rest, avoid spicy food, and keep the local area clean. You can apply erythromycin ointment to prevent local infection.

Female reproductive infections

Clinically, reproductive infection is a common and frequently occurring disease among women. Female reproductive tract infection (RTI) is a general term for a large class of infectious diseases that are mainly caused by the invasion of various pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, mycoplasma, fungi, and Trichomonas.

Features

Female reproductive tract infections are characterized by high prevalence, high proportion of asymptomatic patients, high proportion of patients not seeking medical treatment and high proportion of patients not receiving reasonable treatment, which lead to various serious complications and sequelae. Women's reproductive health level directly affects the quality of the population and cannot be ignored. Female reproductive tract infection has become one of the most serious infectious diseases worldwide. Factors related to female reproductive infections The female reproductive tract is susceptible to a variety of infections due to the influence of multiple factors such as anatomy, physiology, sexual activity, childbirth and hygiene habits.

Risk factors

The main factors include: the place of consultation, AIDS knowledge score, age, occupation, number of abortions, previous treatment history, young sexual activity, multiple sexual partners, unclean sexual behavior, unhealthy lifestyle, and sexual intercourse without condoms. More and more studies have shown that vaginal flushing with medication or water may destroy the vagina's self-cleaning function and lead to adverse reproductive health outcomes. Experts recommend using pH 4 weakly acidic feminine care liquid for daily private part care to maintain the self-cleaning function of the vagina, such as feminine care liquid. In addition, the abuse of antibiotics can cause the normal flora in the vagina to be imbalanced, and the spouse may suffer from urinary and reproductive system infection, which can lead to infection.

symptom

Common symptoms include:

(1) Lower abdominal pain: This is mainly due to inflammation, such as pelvic inflammatory disease, endometriosis and other diseases;

(2) Low back pain and coldness: After a reproductive infection occurs, the patient's body resistance will decrease. If the infection invades the pelvic cavity, nerve reflexes will occur, causing low back pain and coldness. Golden cherry root is often used in traditional Chinese medicine treatment, which can invigorate blood circulation, astringe, and treat injuries or soreness of waist and knees.

(3) Fever: As the disease worsens, the pain in the lower abdomen will intensify. In severe cases, fever and increased body temperature may also occur.

(4) Vulvar itching: In addition to reproductive infections, drug allergies, chemical irritation, poor hygiene habits, skin diseases, etc. may also cause vulvar itching.

Latent period of reproductive infection

Syphilis: 2 to 3 weeks; gonorrhea: 2 to 10 days; non-gonococcal urethritis: 1 to 3 weeks; genital warts: 3 weeks to 8 months, average 3 months; genital herpes: 2-20 days, average 6 days; genital infectious lymphogranuloma: 6 to 21 days, average 7 to 10 days.

After this incubation period, if some uncomfortable symptoms occur, such as:

①Genital ulcers are a typical manifestation of primary syphilis. The ulcer is generally about one centimeter in diameter. It often occurs in the coronal sulcus of the penis in men and in the labia majora, labia minora or cervix in women. Because there is no obvious pus on the surface of the ulcer and the patient himself does not feel any pain, it is often ignored until the rash of secondary syphilis appears and the patient goes to the hospital for treatment.

②The appearance of wart-like growths on the vulva may be caused by genital warts. Patients infected with genital warts generally do not feel any discomfort, and will not experience pain or discomfort when urinating, nor will they develop ulcers in the vulva. It develops quietly and gradually grows until one day the patient notices, intentionally or unintentionally, a small wart-like growth on the vulva. Genital warts are more common in men's coronal sulcus, penis, and inner foreskin, and in women's labia majora and labia minora, but they can also occur in other parts of the urogenital system, such as the urethral orifice, cervix and other places that are not easily noticed.

③Small blisters appearing on the vulva may be caused by genital herpes. It is characterized by the appearance of a small cluster of about 4 to 5 blisters on the vulva, with a local burning or stinging sensation. These small blisters quickly burst and become small erosive areas. The general symptoms of genital herpes are very mild. Even if it is not treated, the eroded surface will grow again after about 7 to 10 days, but it is very easy to relapse, which brings great psychological pressure to the patient.

④ If there is purulent discharge from the urethral opening, you may be infected with gonorrhea.

Mode of transmission

Generally, there are three main ways of transmission of reproductive infections: direct sexual contact. Indirect contact transmission. Placental birth canal infection. According to statistics, more than 90% of reproductive infections are directly transmitted through sexual intercourse. Therefore, the spread of reproductive infections is mainly through sexual contact.