Lin Yen-Pin, Chen Wei-Chun, Cheng Chao-Min, Shen Ching-Ju
Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu 30013, Taiwan.
Division of Gynecologic Oncology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyaun 333, Taiwan.
Diagnostics (Basel). 2021 Oct 27;11(11):1996. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11111996.
In modern society, 75% of all women worldwide have had vaginitis at least once in their lives. The vagina has a dynamic microbial ecosystem with varying vaginal pH levels. An imbalance in that ecosystem can alter the vaginal pH and tip the scale to the point of causing issues, such as vaginitis, that require medical attention. Although vaginitis is not an incurable disease, it causes discomfort and pain that disrupt women's daily lives. The most common causes of vaginitis include bacterial vaginosis, trichomoniasis, and vulvovaginal candidiasis. In this review, we discuss the causes, diagnostic methods, and symptoms of different types of vaginitis, the relationship of vaginitis to the prevalence of other diseases, issues associated with recurrent vaginitis and the immune system, and a variety of effective available treatments. In our article, we summarize the relationship of pH with the vaginal ecosystem, discuss the associated factors of vaginal pH, and finally introduce the different available vaginal pH self-test products.
在现代社会，全球75%的女性一生中至少患过一次阴道炎。阴道拥有一个动态的微生物生态系统，其阴道pH值各不相同。该生态系统的失衡会改变阴道pH值，并达到引发诸如阴道炎等需要医疗关注的问题的程度。虽然阴道炎并非不治之症，但它会引起不适和疼痛，扰乱女性的日常生活。阴道炎最常见的病因包括细菌性阴道病、滴虫病和外阴阴道假丝酵母菌病。在本综述中，我们讨论了不同类型阴道炎的病因、诊断方法和症状，阴道炎与其他疾病患病率的关系，复发性阴道炎和免疫系统相关问题，以及各种有效的现有治疗方法。在我们的文章中，我们总结了pH值与阴道生态系统的关系，讨论了阴道pH值的相关因素，最后介绍了不同的可用阴道pH值自检产品。
