Patient's question:
Every time I have sex with my girlfriend, I don't want to wear a condom, so my girlfriend has been taking desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets for contraception. But recently, she has been feeling a particularly itchy external genital area, and every time we have sex, her vagina is very painful. After a thorough examination, it was found that she had vaginitis. Could desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol tablets cause vaginitis?Doctor's answer:
Desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets are a form of birth control medication. Taking desogestrel and ethinyl estradiol tablets orally will not cause vaginal inflammation. The main cause of vaginal inflammation is still due to poor hygiene of the external genitalia. Your current condition can be treated by rinsing the external genitalia with warm water and potassium permanganate solution. Do this once every night for a continuous week. At the same time, it is important to maintain cleanliness and hygiene of the external genitalia. Underwear should be changed daily, and both partners should rinse their genitalia with warm water before and after sexual intercourse to prevent cross-infection. Vaginal inflammation is a condition that is difficult to recover from. Patients should always maintain a positive attitude and face it with optimism. Only in this way can they boost their confidence in combating vaginal inflammation and believe that recovery is definitely possible.