Patient's question:
I didn't change my sanitary pad for a long time when I had my period last month, and afterwards, my external genital area became itchy and swollen. After my period ended, I was diagnosed with candidal vulvitis. Does using sanitary pads cause vulvitis?Doctor's answer:
Candidal vulvovaginitis is caused by an infection with the pathogen Candida albicans. Don't worry, timely treatment will cure it. Treatment can involve rinsing the external genitalia with baking soda solution, using nystatin vaginal suppositories, and taking oral itraconazole and ketoconazole. After one course of treatment, if the fungal test results are negative, follow-up fungal tests should also be negative after each menstrual cycle. Continuous consolidation treatment for three more courses is required to be considered cured. During the treatment process, sexual intercourse should be avoided to prevent mutual infection.