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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
*Definition: inflammation of the vulva and vagina | |||
*[[Candida Vaginitis]] and [[Contact Vulvovaginitis]] may occur in virgins | *[[Candida Vaginitis]] and [[Contact Vulvovaginitis]] may occur in virgins | ||
*Atrophic vaginitis may occur in postmenopausal women | *Atrophic vaginitis may occur in postmenopausal women | ||
Revision as of 10:35, 11 May 2016
Background
- Definition: inflammation of the vulva and vagina
- Candida Vaginitis and Contact Vulvovaginitis may occur in virgins
- Atrophic vaginitis may occur in postmenopausal women
Types
Vulvovaginitis
- Bacterial vaginosis
- Candida vaginitis
- Trichomonas vaginalis
- Contact vulvovaginitis
- Bubble baths and soaps
- Deodorants, powders, and douches
- Clothing
- Atrophic vaginitis due to lack of estrogen (AKA Vulvovaginal atrophy)
- Lichen sclerosus
- Tinea cruris
- Chlamydia/Gonorrhea infection
- Pinworms
- Vaginal foreign body
- Toilet paper
- Other
- Genitourinary syndrome of menopause
- Foreign body
- Allergic reaction
- Normal physiologic discharge