Patient's question:
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Laboratory test results: Cleanliness+++ White blood cells++, 1-degree cervical inflammation, culture results E. coli infection (negative), Chlamydia negative (-), Neisseria gonorrhoeae negative (—)
Doctor's answer:
Vaginitis is an inflammation of the vaginal mucosa and submucosal connective tissue, a common disease in gynecological clinics. Normal healthy women, due to anatomical and biochemical characteristics, have a natural protective function against the invasion of pathogens. When the natural protective function of the vagina is destroyed, pathogens are more easily infiltrated, leading to vaginal inflammation. Young girls and postmenopausal women, due to a lack of estrogen, have thin vaginal epithelium and increased glycogen content in cells, resulting in a vaginal pH as high as 7.0, making their vaginal resistance weaker, making them more susceptible to infection than adolescents and women of reproductive age.