What is Vaginitis?

What is Vaginitis?

Vaginitis is a common condition in which there is inflammation of the vagina resulting in such symptoms as irritation and ...more »

• Vaginitis: Vaginal inflammation or infection of any type.
• Vaginitis: Inflammation of the vagina.
  Source - Diseases Database
• Vaginitis: inflammation of the vagina (usually associated with candidiasis).
  Source - WordNet 2.1

Vaginitis: Introduction

Types of Vaginitis:

Types of Vaginitis:

• Vaginal yeast infection
• Vaginal candidiasis
• Bacterial vaginosis
• Trichomoniasis vaginitis
• Chlamydia vaginitis
• Viral vaginitis
• Herpes vaginitis
• Human papillomavirus vaginitis
• Noninfectious vaginitis - such as that caused by irritants or chemical products
• Atrophic vaginitis
• Allergic vaginitis
• Chemical vaginitis
• more types...»

Broader types of Vaginitis:

• Diseases contagious from sex
• Diseases contagious from vaginal sex
• Vagina conditions
• Inflammatory conditions that may be pathogenic or non-pathogenic
• Women's health conditions
• Women-only conditions
• Genital conditions
• Pelvic conditions
• more types...»

How serious is Vaginitis?

Complications of Vaginitis: see complications of Vaginitis

What causes Vaginitis?

Causes of Vaginitis: see causes of Vaginitis
Risk factors for Vaginitis: see risk factors for Vaginitis

What are the symptoms of Vaginitis?

Symptoms of Vaginitis: see symptoms of Vaginitis

Complications of Vaginitis: see complications of Vaginitis

Can anyone else get Vaginitis?

More information: see contagiousness of Vaginitis

Vaginitis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Vaginitis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Vaginitis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Vaginitis: Gynecologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Vaginitis.
Treatments for Vaginitis: see treatments for Vaginitis
Alternative treatments for Vaginitis: see alternative treatments for Vaginitis
Prevention of Vaginitis: see prevention of Vaginitis
Research for Vaginitis: see research for Vaginitis

Society issues for Vaginitis

Hospitalization statistics for Vaginitis: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Vaginitis:

• 0.033% (4,241) of hospital consultant episodes were for other inflammation of vagina and vulva in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 98% of hospital consultant episodes for other inflammation of vagina and vulva required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 100% of hospital consultant episodes for other inflammation of vagina and vulva were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 63% of hospital consultant episodes for other inflammation of vagina and vulva required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
• 1.7 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for other inflammation of vagina and vulva in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Organs Affected by Vaginitis:

Organs and body systems related to Vaginitis include:

• Vagina

Name and Aliases of Vaginitis

Main name of condition: Vaginitis

Vaginal infection, Bacterial vaginosis, BV

Vaginosis, Vulvitis, Vulvovaginitis Source - Diseases Database

Vaginitis: Related Conditions

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Vaginitis:

• Vaginitis
• Vulvovaginitis
• Bacterial vaginosis
• Yeast infection
• Vaginal discharge
• Haemophilus vaginitis
• Gardnerella vaginitis
• Nonspecific vaginitis
• Corynebacterium vaginitis
• Anaerobic vaginosis
• Candidiasis

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