Chen Ying, Bruning Elizabeth, Rubino Joseph, Eder Scott E
1 Research & Development, Reckitt Benckiser, Montvale, NJ, USA.
2 The Center for Women's Health & Wellness, LLC, Plainsboro, NJ, USA.
Womens Health (Lond). 2017 Dec;13(3):58-67. doi: 10.1177/1745505717731011. Epub 2017 Sep 22.
Women use various feminine hygiene products, often as part of their daily cleansing routine; however, there is a paucity of published medical literature related to the external vulva and how personal hygiene practices can affect it. This review article provides background information on the physiological changes that occur during women's lives and reviews the relevance of transient and resident microbiota as they relate to common vaginal and vulvar disorders. It also discusses the need for female intimate hygiene, common practices of feminine hygiene from a global perspective, and the potential benefits of using suitable external, topical feminine vulvar washes to minimize the risk of vulvovaginal disorders and to improve overall intimate health in women around the world. Supported by international guidelines, daily gentle cleansing of the vulva is an important aspect of feminine hygiene and overall intimate health. Women should be encouraged to choose a carefully formulated and clinically tested external wash that provides targeted antimicrobial and other health benefits without negatively impacting on the natural vulvovaginal microbiota.
女性会使用各种女性卫生用品,这通常是她们日常清洁程序的一部分;然而,关于外阴以及个人卫生习惯如何影响外阴的已发表医学文献却很少。这篇综述文章提供了女性一生中发生的生理变化的背景信息,并综述了 transient 和常驻微生物群与常见阴道和外阴疾病的相关性。文章还讨论了女性私密卫生的必要性、从全球角度看女性卫生的常见做法,以及使用合适的外用、局部女性外阴清洗液的潜在益处,以尽量降低外阴阴道疾病的风险并改善世界各地女性的整体私密健康。在国际指南的支持下,每天对外阴进行温和清洁是女性卫生和整体私密健康的一个重要方面。应鼓励女性选择精心配制且经过临床测试的外用清洗液,这种清洗液能提供有针对性的抗菌和其他健康益处,同时不会对外阴阴道的自然微生物群产生负面影响。