How to self-examine gynecological diseases

Gynecological diseases are not unfamiliar to many women. In real life, many women do not pay attention to personal hygiene, which can easily lead to gynecological inflammation. There are many ways to self-check whether you have gynecological diseases. First, you can observe the leucorrhea. Generally, normal leucorrhea appears egg white and has no odor. If there is excessive private secretion or abnormal leucorrhea, it may be caused by inflammation.

How to self-check gynecological diseases?

Urethritis is one of the common gynecological diseases. The typical symptoms of urethritis are divided into gonococcal urethritis and non-gonococcal urethritis. Gonococcal urethritis often causes frequent urination, urgency, pain when urinating, abnormal or increased vaginal discharge, itching and burning sensation of the vulva, and occasionally lower abdominal and back pain and irregular menstruation. Non-gonococcal urethritis is caused by a variety of pathogens. In addition to urethritis, reproductive tract inflammation such as cervicitis also often occurs.

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Symptoms of vaginitis include increased vaginal discharge. Trichomonal vaginitis is caused by infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, and can cause symptoms such as vulvar itching, burning pain, and pain during sexual intercourse. Senile vaginitis is caused by pathogen infection due to lack of estrogen. As one of the most gynecological diseases that bothers women, self-testing for vaginitis is very important!

Pelvic inflammatory disease and adnexitis are also the most common gynecological diseases. Typical symptoms are fever and chills. Patients with a long course of illness may develop symptoms of neurasthenia, such as insomnia, lack of energy, and general discomfort. Patients often have pain and distension in the lower abdomen, soreness in the lumbar region, and sometimes a distended feeling in the anus, which may worsen after fatigue, sexual intercourse, and before menstruation. Leucorrhea increases and is purulent or serous, yellow or white in color, and often accompanied by a foul odor. Dysmenorrhea or heavy menstrual flow. It can easily cause primary or secondary infertility.

Ovarian tumors are a relatively harmful gynecological disease. They have no obvious symptoms in the early stages, but usually there are lower abdominal discomfort, increased abdominal circumference, intra-abdominal tumors, abdominal pain, compression symptoms, menstrual disorders, etc. If it is not discovered in time through regular gynecological examinations and measures are not taken, it is likely to become malignant. Therefore, once an ovarian cyst is discovered, it must be removed as soon as possible. Symptoms of uterine fibroids usually include menstrual changes, increased vaginal discharge, pain, abdominal masses, compression symptoms, infertility, anemia, etc.

There are changes in the normal menstrual cycle, increased menstrual blood volume, prolonged menstrual period and irregular menstruation. Most people do not feel pain, but a small number of people may experience lower abdominal pain after fibroids become infected or the uterus becomes deformed. A lump may be felt in the lower abdomen, especially when the bladder is full of urine. It may also compress adjacent organs, such as the bladder, causing difficulty in urination. If the rectum is compressed, defecation may become difficult. If the ureter is compressed, symptoms such as back pain may occur. Among patients with uterine fibroids, a small number may suffer from infertility.