Gynecological health regimen

90% of the gynecological health secrets that are so popular on the market are IQ taxes. There are only three core logics that are really useful - don't blindly interfere with the normal environment of the private parts, adjust your habits according to your own menstrual cycle, and don't copy other people's recipes according to your own physique.

Speaking of which, I have to mention the pitfalls of private parts cleaning that many people have stepped on. Two months ago, I met a 28-year-old Internet operator girl in the clinic. She loves to be clean. I saw an online celebrity blogger saying that she needed to do "deep care of private parts." I bought more than 300 bottles of imported weakly acidic lotion, which I rinsed and soaked every day. It turned out that nothing was wrong at first, but in the end it was so itchy that I couldn't sit still. I came to check for fungal vaginitis and bacterial imbalance. It took two months to recover. There are indeed two schools of thought regarding the cleaning of private parts: one school believes that daily use of weakly acidic lotions can reduce odor and reduce the probability of infection; the other school, our mainstream evidence-based medicine view, is that the vagina itself has a self-purifying function. In a healthy state, washing the vulva with warm water every day is enough. Repeated washing of the vagina will destroy the balance of resident flora and make it more susceptible to inflammation. My personal suggestion is, don’t blindly use lotion when there is no inflammation. If you really feel itchy or smelly, go to the hospital to check the leucorrhea routine first, and follow the doctor’s advice to take medication. It will be much more effective than blindly buying lotion.

Also, don’t underestimate the choice of underwear. Many people want to look good and buy tight-fitting lace styles. They look exquisite. In summer, the private parts are so stuffy that they are covered in sweat. It would be strange if the bacterial flora is not imbalanced. Try to choose pure cotton. After washing, hang it in the sun to dry it out. Don't leave it in a humid bathroom. Mold likes the humid environment best. 10 minutes in the sun will be more effective than any amount of underwear disinfectant you use.

After talking about cleaning, let’s talk about menstrual care, which is the most controversial issue. A while ago, a patient asked me if it is true that they cannot wash their hair or touch ice during menstruation? In fact, this really doesn’t need to be a one-size-fits-all approach. The school of traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes avoiding cold and cold weather during menstruation, otherwise it will cause qi and blood stasis and cause dysmenorrhea. The view of modern medicine is that as long as you eat cold food and wash your hair without any uncomfortable symptoms, there is no need to eat food. My cousin is a fitness instructor, and her body fat rate remains at about 20% all year round. She still ate popsicles and washed her head with cold water during her aunt's period. She never experienced any pain. Her mother-in-law kept talking about her getting sick in the future. During her last physical examination, all gynecological indicators were normal. But if you have dysmenorrhea, and it hurts so much that you can't stand upright every time you touch something ice, don't do it. Drinking a cup of warm ginger tea or taking a painkiller can relieve it. Don't just take it because people say that painkillers are addictive. Take one or two tablets every month and you won't be dependent at all. It will be much more comfortable than rolling around on the floor in pain. Of course, if your menstrual cramps get worse and worse, or even cause vomiting and fever, you must check whether you have endometriosis. Don’t delay things by just relying on painkillers.

In addition to these daily habits, another point that is most easily overlooked is individual differences. Don't just listen to what others say and just put it on yourself. A while ago, a 40-year-old sister came for a follow-up consultation. She said that drinking soy milk can replenish estrogen and delay aging. After drinking it for six months, she drank three large glasses of it every day. Her uterine fibroids, which turned out to be 1cm, grew to 2.5cm, which scared her half to death. There are different opinions on whether you can drink soy milk: Nutritionists believe that soy isoflavones are phytoestrogens, and their activity is only one thousandth of human estrogen. Normally, drinking one cup a day will not stimulate the growth of fibroids or breast nodules. ； However, traditional Chinese medicine and some gynecological clinicians will recommend that people with high estrogen levels and a history of fibroids or breast nodules should try not to drink large amounts for a long time. In the final analysis, other people's honey may be your arsenic, and what suits you is the best.

Oh, by the way, there are also those ovarian care and private parts pinking projects that are so popular in beauty salons, really don’t pay the IQ tax anymore. The ovaries are deep in the stomach. You can't even touch them if you apply some essential oil and rub them, let alone activate the ovarian function. If it is really effective, why do we need hormone replacement therapy in the clinic? I have seen too many girls undergo the so-called private parts care program, but instead get contact dermatitis and vaginal burns. It is a waste of money and suffering, and it is really not worth it.

I have been practicing gynecology for almost ten years. To be honest, most of the minor gynecological problems I have seen are either caused by fussing or caused by hormone disorders caused by staying up late and being stressed. If you really want to maintain a good health, it is better to spend half a day every year for gynecological color ultrasound, HPV and TCT screening, stay up less late, and don’t be led by anxious marketing every day. The best health state is to be comfortable and have normal physical examination indicators.