Vagina

Vaginal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the vagina.
Age and exposure to the drug DES (diethylstilbestrol) before birth affect a woman's risk of developing vaginal cancer.
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Vaginal Infections Overview
Vaginal infections, or vaginitis, describe the most common medical concerns women have in the area of their reproductive organs.
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Vaginal estrogen cream (Premarin, Estrace, others). Insert the cream into your vagina with an applicator two or three times a week.
Vaginal estrogen rings (Estring).
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VAGINAL DISCHARGE & DOUCHING
Some vaginal discharge is quite common and normal for women of childbearing age.
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Vaginal pain is experienced usually during vaginal manipulation or sexual intercourse. Approximately 50-85% of the causes are due to organic (medical) conditions.
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Vagina
Definition:
The female organ that connects the uterus and cervix to the outside of the body. It is a muscular canal (tube) lined with mucous membranes. Its opening is between the urethra (where urine exits the body) and the anus.
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Vaginal agenesis, or absence of the vagina, is a congenital disorder of the female reproductive tract. It affects approximately one in every 5,000 female infants. The cause of vaginal agenesis is unknown.
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A vaginal wet mount is done to determine the cause of abnormal vaginal irritation, itching, burning, rash, odor, or discharge.
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Vaginal Birth after Cesarean (VBAC)
The American College of Nurse-Midwives strongly supports the practice of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) for women who are appropriately selected, counseled and managed.
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VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean) has been proven to be safe for almost all women, and is recommended as a safe option by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
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Vaginal yeast infections, also called "Candida vaginal infections," typically are caused by the Candida albicans fungus. During a lifetime, 75% of all women are likely to have at least one vaginal Candida infection, and up to 45% have two or more.
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Vagina
Definition
The female organ for the discharge of menstrual flow, for copulation, and the passageway through which the fetus is delivered.
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Vaginal yeast infection -- the discharge is generally cheesy white with redness and itching. Vaginal yeast infections may be related to antibiotics, birth control or other estrogen pills, pregnancy, diabetes, or a weakened immune system.
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The vaginal contraceptive ring is a type of birth control for women. It is a flexible ring inserted into the vagina. It contains the female hormones estrogen and progesterone. These are hormones also used in birth control pills.
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The vaginal opening is called the vestibule of the vagina. In medicine (and dentistry), a vestibule is a space or cavity at the entrance to a canal, channel, tube, vessel.
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change in normal vaginal discharge - thicker or thinner, frothy or yellow/green in colour, fishy odour
soreness, itching, and inflammation around the vagina
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Douching is rinsing or cleaning out the vagina by squirting water or other fluids (solutions made with vinegar or baking soda that you can buy at the drug store) into the vagina.
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It seeps through a balloon-like structure around the testicle called the tunica vaginalis. The neck of this balloon runs along a structure in both of the testes called the spermatic cord and opens into the abdomen.
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vagina (vah-JYE-na)
The muscular canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body. Also called the birth canal.
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The muscular canal in women between the vulva and the uterus. It serves as the entry for spermatozoa and as the birth canal.
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vagina (vah-JY-nah):
The tube in a woman's body that runs beside the urethra and connects the womb (uterus) to the outside of the body. Sometimes called the birth canal.
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Your vaginal discharge:
Gets heavier (soaking 1 pad every 1 to 2 hours). Turns bright red. Develops a bad smell.
You start having a high temperature. You have pain in the abdomen.
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In the vagina, it results in vaginitis. Large amounts of a white, cheesy discharge and intense itching occur.
Other effects are food allergies, athlete's foot, ringworm, jock itch, and even diaper rash.
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Savvy vaginal gel A contraceptive gel designed to also prevent transmission of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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In 1981, vaginal births after cesareans (VBAC) were deemed safe and desirable by the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Statement on Cesarean Section.
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ANNOUNCER: Vaginal treatments are topical drugs, which are applied directly to the site of infection. That means the active chemicals may be less likely to put the fetus in danger.
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If there is any vaginal discharge, a wet prep inspection may reveal vaginal infection such as vulvovaginitis or vaginitis as the source.
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If pinworms enter the vagina in females, discharge and itching may develop. Pinworms do not cause serious complications. Treatment with medication results in a cure within days.
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The virus can enter the body through the mucosal lining of the vagina, vulva, penis, rectum or, rarely, the mouth during oral sex.
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treatment of sexual disorders and dysfunction, including impotence, orgasmic dysfunction, vaginismus (spasm of the muscles of the vagina), premature ejaculation, and lack of sexual responsiveness, not caused by a physical problem.
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These figures compare very favourably with national and regional averages for full-term vaginal deliveries which show a relative risk of 9 per 1000 (0.9%).
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The most important of these is that the bacteria that normally live in the vagina and in the rectum in huge numbers can spread onto the skin around and just inside the urethra, the tube that drains urine from the bladder.
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In girls, the channel may connect with the vagina. Sixty percent of children with high anal atresia have other defects, including problems with the esophagus, urinary tract, and bones.
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The local preparations of oestrogen like vaginal creams, pessaries and a vaginal ring are helpful for vaginal problems such as dryness and should only be used for 2-3 weeks with a repeat course some weeks later.
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HIV enters the body through direct contact with certain body fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and to a lesser extent, breast milk.
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FUNGAL VAGINITIS - A local infection of the vaginal mucosa caused by Candida (yeast).
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These products are used to treat vaginal thrush (candida). This article profiles the different treatments available and how they should be used.
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However, use only water-based lubricants because oil-based or petroleum-type lubricants can cause latex to weaken and eventually tear. The use of latex condoms is recommended for vaginal, anal, and oral intercourse.
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Colposcopy Examination of the vagina and cervix with an instrument called a colposcope. Congestive heart failure A buildup of fluid in the lungs or extremities, or both (especially the legs). This occurs if the heart cannot pump the blood adequately.
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