In everyone's impression, gynecological diseases are diseases that only occur in married women, and some people even directly equate gynecological diseases with diseases caused by sexual life.
So, is it true that women who have sex can get gynecological diseases?
The answer is definitely not. You may suffer from gynecological diseases without sex, and even vaginitis and pelvic inflammatory disease are not necessarily caused by sex.
So why not having sex may also lead to gynecological diseases? Here are a few typical gynecological diseases to share with you.
1. Vulvitis and vaginitis
There are many reasons leading to female vulvitis and vaginitis. Unclean sex life and frequent sex life are only part of the cause of vulvitis and vaginitis.
Because the vagina is close to the urethra and anus, it is often stimulated by menstrual blood, feces, and urine. If you don’t pay attention to cleansing or sweat more, it may cause the pathogens in these secretions to stimulate the vulva or migrate upward, causing vulvitis and Vaginitis.
In addition, if you come into contact with objects contaminated by the vaginal secretions of gonococcal patients in a public environment, such as toilets, bathtubs, towels, bedding, etc., it may also cause vulvitis and vaginitis.
Usually, if you wear too tight chemical fiber underwear or use sanitary napkins, the local air permeability is poor and the local environment is humid, which may cause vulvitis and vaginitis.
2. Pelvic Inflammation
Pelvic inflammatory disease is a group of infectious diseases of female upper genital tract, mainly including endometritis, salpingitis, pelvic peritonitis and so on.
Having sex with a partner who has a sexually transmitted disease is the main factor in its pathogenesis, but not all pelvic inflammatory disease is related to sex.
When appendicitis is more serious, spreading to the female pelvic cavity can also cause pelvic inflammatory disease. When the vulvovaginal inflammation is prolonged due to the use of unclean sanitary napkins, local pathogens in the vagina will pass through the cervix and reach the uterine cavity, causing endometritis, salpingitis and other pelvic cavities. Inflammation.
3. Irregular vaginal bleeding
There are many reasons that cause irregular vaginal bleeding in women, and it is not only sex that causes irregular vaginal bleeding in women.
Even the vulva and vaginal tears caused by improper sex life are only acute bleeding in a short period of time. Generally, there will be no serious sequelae after the tear is sutured.
The common cause of non-pathological irregular menstruation in adolescents and women of childbearing age is mainly abnormal uterine bleeding without ovulation dysfunction, which is often manifested as menstrual cycle and menstrual disorders. These have nothing to do with sexual life, and are mainly related to women’s own endocrine regulation The shaft is not well established.
In addition to physiological abnormal uterine bleeding caused by ovulation disorders, cervical polyps, endometrial polyps, endometrial hyperplasia and other diseases may cause women's irregular menstruation and irregular vaginal bleeding. These are not all caused by sex. Yes, it is more related to the secretion of estrogen and progesterone in the body.