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Vulvovaginitis - Prevention

Nombres alternativos

Vaginitis; Inflamación vaginal; Inflamación de la vagina

Prevención:

El uso de condón durante la relación sexual puede evitar la mayoría de las infecciones vaginales transmitidas sexualmente. El uso de ropa holgada y adecuadamente absorbente, combinado con una buena higiene de la zona genital también previene muchos casos de vulvovaginitis no infecciosa.

A los niños se les debe enseñar la forma adecuada de limpiar la zona genital al bañarse o ducharse. También es de ayuda limpiarse correctamente con el papel higiénico (las niñas deben limpiarse siempre de adelante hacia atrás para evitar introducir bacterias de la zona del recto a la de la vagina).

Las manos se deben lavar muy bien antes y después de ir al baño.

Anatomía perineal femenina

Reviewed last on: 6/5/2010
Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; Susan Storck, MD, FACOG, Chief, Eastside Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound, Redmond, Washington; Clinical Teaching Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Eckert LO, Lentz GM. Infections of the lower genital tract: vulva, vagina, cervix, toxic shock syndrome, HIV infections. In: Katz VL, Lentz GM, Lobo RA, Gershenson DM, eds. Comprehensive Gynecology. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 22.

Sanfilippo JS. Vulvovaginitis. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 549.

McCormack WM. Vulvovaginitis and cervicitis. In: Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds. Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases. 7th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Churchill Livingstone; 2009:chap 107.

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