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Iphunga lesitho sokuqala sowesifazane liyingxenye ejwayelekile yokuba ngumuntu wesifazane, futhi sonke isitho sokuqala sowesifazane sinuka ngendlela yaso ehlukile. Isitho sakho sokuqala sowesifazane ngokwemvelo sikhiqiza iphunga elithambile, elinuka kancane, elingashintsha phakathi nomjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini ngenxa yokuguquguquka kwamahomoni kanye nokushintsha kwe-pH. Kodwa-ke, izinguquko ezingazelelwe ezinukweni, ikakhulukazi uma zihambisana nezinye izimpawu, zingase zibonise ukuthi kukhona okudinga ukunakekelwa.
Iphunga lesitho sokuqala sowesifazane libhekisela kunoma yiliphi iphunga elivela endaweni yakho yesitho sokuqala sowesifazane. Isitho sokuqala sowesifazane esinempilo ngokuvamile sinuka kancane, kancane, okuchazwa njengokuthi kunuka njengomzimba noma njengensimbi. Leli phunga lemvelo livela ekulinganiseni kwamagciwane amahle, ukukhishwa okujwayelekile kwesitho sokuqala sowesifazane, kanye namazinga akho emvelo e-pH.
Iphunga lakho lesitho sokuqala sowesifazane lingashintsha ngokwemvelo ngokuya ngokuthi ukuphi emjikelezweni wakho wokuya esikhathini, izinga lakho lomsebenzi, ngisho nokuthi udlani. Lokhu kushintshashintsha okujwayelekile kuyindlela yomzimba wakho yokugcina indawo yesitho sokuqala sowesifazane enempilo. Okubalulekile ukubona lapho izinguquko ezinukweni zingase zibonise inkinga engaphansi okudingeka inakekelwe.
Iphunga elijwayelekile lesitho sokuqala sowesifazane ngokuvamile lithambile futhi libonakala kuphela uma usondelene nendawo. Ungase uqaphele kakhulu ngesikhathi esithile somjikelezo wakho, ngemva kokuzivocavoca, noma uma ushintsha izingubo. Leli phunga lemvelo akufanele libe namandla noma likwenze uzizwe unamahloni ezimweni zansuku zonke.
Lapho iphunga lesitho sokuqala sowesifazane seliba nezinxushunxushu, ungase uqaphele ukuthi linamandla kunokujwayelekile, linuka ngendlela ehlukile, noma lingabonakala ngezingubo. Abanye besifazane bachaza iphunga elinenkinga njengelinuka inhlanzi, njengensimbi ngaphandle kokuya esikhathini, elimnandi futhi elinezithelo, noma linobunjalo obuqinile obunjengammonia.
Iphunga lingase lihambisane neminye imizwa efana nokuluma, ukusha, noma ukukhishwa okungajwayelekile. Lezi zimpawu ezengeziwe zivame ukunikeza izinkomba ezibalulekile mayelana nokuthi yini engase ibangele ushintsho endaweni yakho yesitho sokuqala sowesifazane.
Izinto eziningana zingathinta iphunga lakho lesitho sokuya esithombeni, kusukela emisebenzini yomzimba ejwayelekile ngokuphelele kuya ezimweni ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Ukuqonda lezi zimbangela kungakusiza ukuthi unqume ukuthi nini izinguquko ziyingxenye yesigqi somzimba wakho esivamile uma kuqhathaniswa nokuthi zingadinga nini ukunakekelwa.
Nazi izimbangela ezivame kakhulu zephunga lesitho sokuya esithombeni, kusukela ekuhlukeni okujwayelekile:
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa imithi ethile, isifo sikashukela, nezinye izimo zempilo ezihlelekile. Into ebalulekile okufanele uyikhumbule ukuthi umzimba wakho usebenza njalo ukugcina ibhalansi, futhi izinguquko zesikhashana zivame ukujwayelekile ngokuphelele.
Iphunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane ngezinye izikhathi lingasho izimo ezingaphansi ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha. Okubalulekile ukubheka isithombe esiphelele, okuhlanganisa ezinye izimpawu nokuthi lelo phunga lihlukile kanjani nephunga lakho elivamile.
Ngokuvamile, iphunga elingavamile lesitho sangasese sowesifazane libonisa i-bacterial vaginosis, eyenzeka lapho ukulinganisela kwamagciwane esithweni sakho sangasese sowesifazane kushintsha. Lokhu kudala iphunga elihlukile elinjengezinhlanzi elivame ukuba namandla ngemuva kocansi noma ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini. I-Bacterial vaginosis iyelapheka kakhulu futhi akudingeki ukuthi ibonise ukuhlanzeka okungahambi kahle noma umsebenzi wezocansi.
Izifo zemvubelo nazo zingashintsha iphunga lakho lesitho sangasese sowesifazane, nakuba zaziwa kakhulu ngokubangela ukukhipha okukhulu, okufana noshizi we-cottage kanye nokuluma okukhulu. Iphunga elivela ezifweni zemvubelo livame ukuchazwa njengelinoshukela noma elinjengesinkwa, lihlukile kakhulu nephunga lezinhlanzi le-bacterial vaginosis.
Izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi njenge-trichomoniasis zingabangela iphunga elinamandla, elingathandeki kanye nokukhipha okuphuzi-luhlaza, ukuluma, nobuhlungu ngesikhathi sokuchama. Lezi zimpawu zithuthuka ngoba lesi sifo siphazamisa imvelo yakho yesitho sangasese sowesifazane evikelayo.
Nawa amanye amanye amazwi angavamile angase abangele iphunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane:
Khumbula ukuthi izinguquko eziningi zokunuka kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane zibangelwa izimo ezivamile, eziphathwa kalula kunokuba zibe yizinkinga ezinkulu zempilo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angasiza ekutholeni imbangela futhi ancome ukwelashwa okufanele.
Izimo eziningi zokunuka kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane zizoxazululwa ngokwemvelo, ikakhulukazi uma zibangelwa izinguquko ezijwayelekile zamahomoni, izinguquko ekudleni, noma izici zesikhashana zokuphila. Isitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane sinamakhono amangalisayo okuzihlanza futhi ngokuvamile sibuyisela ibhalansi yaso yemvelo ngaphandle kokungenelela.
Ukunuka okuhlobene nomjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini, ukuzivocavoca, noma izinguquko ezincane ekudleni ngokuvamile kuyanyamalala ezinsukwini ezimbalwa njengoba umzimba wakho uzilungisa. Ngokufanayo, ukunuka kwesikhashana okuvela emanzini amasha, okokuhlanza izingubo, noma izinto zokugqoka ngokuvamile kuyaxazululwa uma ususa into ecasulayo.
Nokho, ukunuka okuqhubekayo okuhlala izinsuku ezingaphezu kwezithile, ikakhulukazi uma kuhambisana nezinye izimpawu ezifana nokukhipha okungajwayelekile, ukuluma, noma ukusha, ngokuvamile kubonisa isimo esingaphansi esizuzayo ekwelashweni. I-bacterial vaginosis kanye nezifo zemvubelo akuvamile ukuthi zixazululwe ngokwazo futhi zivame ukuba zimbi ngaphandle kokunakekelwa okufanele.
Indlela engcono kakhulu ukunika umzimba wakho izinsuku ezimbalwa ukuze uzilinganise ngokwemvelo ngenkathi ugwema izinto ezingase zicasule. Uma ukunuka kuqhubeka noma kuba kubi kakhulu, kuhle ukubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo ongathola imbangela ethile futhi ancome ukwelashwa okuqondiwe.
Izindlela eziningana zasekhaya ezithambile zingasiza ekusekeleni impilo yakho yesitho sangasese sowesifazane futhi zinciphise ukunuka, nakuba zisebenza kangcono ezimweni ezithambile noma njengokunakekelwa okusekelayo kanye nokwelashwa kwezokwelapha. Okubalulekile ukugxila ekugcineni ibhalansi yemvelo yesitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane kunokuzama ukuqeda konke ukunuka.
Nawa amasu okunakekela ekhaya aphephile, asebenzayo ongawazama:
Abanye besifazane bathola ukuthi ukunciphisa ukudla ushukela kuyasiza ekuvikeleni ukukhula ngokweqile kwemvubelo, kanti abanye baqaphela ukuthuthuka lapho begwema izingubo eziqinile zokwenziwa. Kodwa-ke, kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi imithi yasekhaya isebenza kahle kakhulu ekuvikeleni nasezindabeni ezimnene.
Uma izimpawu zakho zingathuthuki ezinsukwini ezimbalwa zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya okuqhubekayo, noma uma ziba zimbi, sekuyisikhathi sokubonisana nomhlinzeki wezempilo. Ezinye izimo zidinga ukwelashwa okuthile kwezokwelapha ukuze zixazululwe ngokugcwele.
Ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kwephunga lesitho sangasese kuncike ngokuphelele embangela eyinhloko, yingakho ukuxilongwa okufanele kubaluleke kangaka. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo cishe uzobuza mayelana nezimpawu zakho, enze ukuhlolwa komzimba, futhi angathatha amasampuli ukuze aqaphele imbangela ethile.
Nge-bacterial vaginosis, odokotela ngokuvamile banikeza ama-antibiotics afana ne-metronidazole noma i-clindamycin, atholakala njengemithi yomlomo noma ama-gel esitho sangasese. Lokhu kwelashwa kuqondiswe ngqo ekukhuleni ngokweqile kwamagciwane okubangela ukungalingani nephunga lezinhlanzi.
Izifo zemvubelo ziphathwa ngemithi elwa nesikhunta, kungaba izinketho ezingathengwa ngaphandle kwemvume kadokotela njenge-miconazole noma ukwelashwa okubhalwe ngudokotela njenge-fluconazole. Lokhu kuza ngezinhlobo ezahlukene ezihlanganisa okhilimu, ama-suppositories, namathebulethi omlomo, kuye ngobukhulu besifo kanye nezintandokazi zakho.
Ezifweni ezithathelwana ngocansi njenge-trichomoniasis, ukwelashwa ngama-antibiotic athile kuyadingeka. Bobabili wena nomlingani wakho ngokuvamile niyadinga ukwelashwa ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kabusha, ngisho noma umlingani wakho engenazo izimpawu.
Nawa amanye amakhambi ezokwelapha ngokusekelwe ezimweni ezithile:
Udokotela wakho uzophinde anikeze isiqondiso sokuvimbela izigameko zesikhathi esizayo nokugcina impilo enhle yesitho sangasese. Ukwelashwa okuningi kuyasebenza kakhulu uma kusetshenziswa njengoba kuqondisiwe, futhi izimpawu ngokuvamile zithuthuka phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa kuya evikini.
Kufanele ucabangele ukubona umhlinzeki wezempilo lapho iphunga lesitho sangasese liqhubeka, liqina, noma lihambisana nezinye izimpawu ezikhathazayo. Thembela emizweni yakho ngomzimba wakho - uma kukhona okuzizwa kuhluke noma kukhathaza, ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanelekile ukufuna isiqondiso sezokwelapha.
Ngokuqinisekile hlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uqaphela iphunga eliqinile, elinjengezinhlanzi elingathuthuki ngokunakekelwa ekhaya okumnene phakathi nezinsuku ezimbalwa. Lokhu ngokuvamile kubonisa i-bacterial vaginosis, ephendula kahle ekwelashweni kodwa akuvamile ukuthi ixazulule ngokuphelele yona.
Nawa amazwi athile aqinisekisa ukunaka kwezokwelapha:
Kufanele futhi ufune ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma usola ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi uke wavezwa isifo esithathelwana ngocansi, noma uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengomkhuhlane ophezulu, ubuhlungu obukhulu besinqe, noma ukuphuma kwegazi okuningi, okungavamile.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuxoxa ngempilo yesitho sangasese nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo kuvamile ngokuphelele futhi akukho okufanele uzizwe unamahloni ngakho. Bakubonile konke futhi balapho ukukusiza ukuthi uzizwe ukhululekile futhi uphilile.
Izici eziningana zingakhuphula amathuba akho okuthuthukisa izinkinga zephunga lesitho sangasese, nakuba ukuba nezici eziyingozi akusho ukuthi nakanjani uzoba nezinkinga. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela futhi uqaphele ukuthi ungase ube sengozini enkulu nini.
Ukwenza ucansi kungenye yezici eziyingozi ezivamile ngoba kungase kwethule amagciwane amasha futhi kushintshe ibhalansi yakho ye-pH yesitho sangasese. Ukuba nabalingani abaningi bocansi noma umlingani omusha wezocansi kukhulisa le ngozi, njengoba kwenza ukungachami ngemva kocansi.
Ushintsho lwama-hormone kuyo yonke impilo yakho lunomthelela omkhulu empilweni yesitho sangasese. Ukukhulelwa, ukuya esikhathini, nezikhathi ezithile emjikelezweni wakho wokuya esikhathini kungashintsha imvelo yakho yesitho sangasese futhi kwenze izinguquko zephunga zenzeke kakhulu.
Nazi izinto eziyingozi eziyinhloko zezinkinga zokunuka kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane:
Iminyaka nayo idlala indima, nabesifazane abaneminyaka yokuzala bethambekele ezimweni ezithile ezinjenge-bacterial vaginosis, kuyilapho abesifazane abase-postmenopausal bebhekana nezinselelo ezihlukene ngenxa yezinguquko zamahomoni.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi eziningi zalezi zinto eziyingozi zingaphansi kokulawula kwakho. Ukulungiswa kwendlela yokuphila elula kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yakho yokuthuthukisa iphunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane eliyinkinga.
Ngenkathi iphunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane ngokwalo lingeyona ingozi, izimo ezingaphansi ezibangela ukuthi ngezinye izikhathi zingaholela ezinkingeni uma zingelashwa. Iningi lalezi zinkinga zingavinjelwa ngokwelashwa okufanele, ngakho-ke asikho isidingo sokukhathazeka uma ubhekana nezinkinga ngokushesha.
I-Bacterial vaginosis, enye yezimbangela ezivame kakhulu zokunuka kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, ingakhuphula ingozi yakho yokutheleleka ngocansi uma ingelashwa. Lokhu kwenzeka ngoba imvelo yesitho sangasese sowesifazane ephazamisekile ayikwazi kangako ukuvikela emagciwaneni namagciwane ayingozi.
Kwabesifazane abakhulelwe, i-bacterial vaginosis engelashwanga ingaholela ekuzalweni ngaphambi kwesikhathi noma ekuzalweni kwezingane ezinobunzima obuphansi. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kunzima akuvamile futhi kulula ukukuvimbela ngelashwa elifanele ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Nazi izinkinga ezingase zibe khona ezivela ezimweni ezingelashwanga ezibangela iphunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane:
Akuvamile, ukutheleleka okungelashwanga kakhulu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína ezinjengokungazali noma ubuhlungu obungapheli be-pelvic. Kodwa-ke, lezi ziphumela azivamile futhi zivame ukwenzeka kuphela lapho ukutheleleka kungelashwanga isikhathi eside.
Umyalezo obalulekile ukuthi ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kuvimbela cishe zonke izinkinga. Izinkinga eziningi zephunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane zixazululwa ngokushesha futhi ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa okufanele, okukuvumela ukuthi ubuyele emisebenzini ejwayelekile ngaphandle kwemiphumela yesikhathi eside.
Iphunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane ngezinye izikhathi lingadidaniswa nezinye izinhlobo zephunga endaweni yamalunga obulili, okuholela ekukhathazekeni okungadingekile noma ekwelashweni okungafanele. Ukuqonda le mibandela kungakusiza ukuthi uxhumane kangcono nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo futhi uthole ukwelashwa okunembile.
Iphunga elivamile lomzimba elivela ekujuleni, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokuzivocavoca noma esimweni sezulu esishisayo, livame ukudidaniswa nephunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Lolu hlobo lwephunga luvela esikhumbeni sakho nasezinweleni kunokuba esithweni sakho sangasese sowesifazane ngokwaso, futhi ngokuvamile liphendula kahle ekugezeni njalo nasekusebenziseni i-antiperspirant.
Izifo zomgudu womchamo zingabangela iphunga eliqinile elifana ne-ammonia elingase libonakale sengathi livela esithweni sakho sangasese. Kodwa-ke, leli phunga livela emchamweni wakho futhi livame ukuhambisana nokusha ngesikhathi sokuchama kanye nesidingo esivame ukuchama.
Nawa amanye amakhambi avame ukudidaniswa nephunga lesitho sangasese:
Ngezinye izikhathi, ukukhathazeka ngephunga lesitho sangasese kungakwenza uzwe kakhulu amaphunga ajwayelekile omzimba, okuholela ekukhathazekeni okungadingekile. Abesifazane abaningi bakhathazeka ngephunga elingatholakali ngisho nakwabanye, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi ezicindezelayo noma izinguquko zamahomoni.
Uma ungaqinisekile ngomsuka wephunga, umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angasiza ukukhomba ukuthi ngabe livela ngempela esithweni sangasese futhi ancome ukwelashwa okufanele. Unganqikazi ukubuza imibuzo - balapho ukukusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka futhi ukhululekile.
Yebo, kujwayelekile ngokuphelele ukuthi iphunga lakho lesitho sangasese lishintshe phakathi nomjikelezo wakho wokuya esikhathini. Ushintsho lwama-hormone luthinta i-pH yesitho sakho sangasese kanye nokulinganisela kwamagciwane, ngokwemvelo lushintsha iphunga lakho. Ungase uqaphele iphunga lensimbi elincane ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini, iphunga elikhulu kakhulu ngesikhathi sokukhishwa kweqanda, noma izinguquko ezincane ekuqineni ngezikhathi ezahlukene zenyanga.
Ukudla okuthile kungathinta ngobumnene iphunga lomzimba wakho, okuhlanganisa nephunga lesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Ukudla okufana negalikhi, anyanisi, asparagus, nezinongo ezinamandla kungathinta okwesikhashana iphunga lomzimba wakho ngomjuluko wakho nezinye izinto ezikhiphayo. Kodwa-ke, lezi zinguquko zivame ukuba mnene futhi zesikhashana. Uma uqaphela ushintsho oluqinile, oluqhubekayo nephunga ngemva kokudla ukudla okuthile, kungenzeka ukuthi kungenxa yenye imbangela.
Kufanele ugeze indawo yakho yangaphandle yesitho sangasese kanye ngosuku ngamanzi afudumele nensipho ethambile, engenamvini. Isitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane sizihlanza ngokwaso, ngakho-ke akudingeki ugeze ngaphakathi kuso. Ukugeza ngokweqile noma ukusebenzisa imikhiqizo eqinile kungaphazamisa ibhalansi yakho yemvelo yamagciwane futhi kubangele izinkinga zephunga. Ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini, ungase ufune ukugeza ngamanzi kaningi lapho ushintsha amaphedi noma ama-tampon.
Cha, ama-deodorants esitho sangasese sowesifazane nama-douches akukhuthazwa futhi empeleni angenza izinkinga zephunga zibe zimbi kakhulu. Le mikhiqizo iphazamisa ibhalansi yemvelo ye-pH yesitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane namagciwane anenzuzo, okungenzeka kuholele ezifweni nasephungwini elinamandla. Isitho sakho sangasese sowesifazane sigcina ibhalansi yaso enempilo - ukugeza kwangaphandle ngensipho ethambile namanzi konke okudingayo ukuze ube nenhlanzeko enhle.
Kufanele ubone umhlinzeki wezempilo uma iphunga lakho lesitho sangasese sowesifazane lihambisana nezinye izimpawu ezifana nokukhipha okungavamile, ukuluma, ukusha, noma ubuhlungu. Futhi funa ukwelashwa uma iphunga linamandla kakhulu, linuka inhlanzi, noma lihlukile nephunga lakho elivamile futhi alithuthuki ngenhlanzeko enhle ngemva kwezinsuku ezimbalwa. Thembela emizweni yakho - uma kukhona okuzizwa kungalungile noma kukhathaza, ngaso sonke isikhathi kufanelekile ukukuhlola.
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