What is chronic vaginitis?

I need to know for my Human Sexuality class

The term "Chronic" means conditions or illnesses that last for long periods of time or ones that come and go, often for the rest of one's life time. Chronic diseases may not be curable, but can often be controlled.

Vaginitis is any vaginal infection, inflammation or irritation that causes a change in the normal vaginal tissue and discharge.

So ... chronic vaginitis would be an infected, inflammed or irritated vagina that is hard to clear up and re-occurs frequently.

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Since it's a homework assignment, you can find that info online. As you read the info yourself, you'll retain it better. Asking us to do your homework IS cheating.

A 1999 article in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology showed that most gynecologists did not do an adequate evaluation for vaginal infections. Unfortunately, that's still true.


This study explained why so many women are not cured of their vaginitis. Infection is the most common cause of vaginitis: itching, burning, discharge, odor or vaginal pain on intercourse. Doctors should insert a Q tip into the vagina, add a fraction of a drop of water and then look at the fluid under a microscope. This was not done in 42% of visits for vaginitis.

If a doctor looks in the microscope and sees yeast, trichomonas or bacterial vaginosis, he can often cure her by prescribing the appropriate antibiotic. If he finds none, he should look for warts and check for infections with bacteria, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and so forth. He should perhaps do a biopsy to rule out skin disease, a vinegar-aided colposcopy to check for warts, and look for a contact irritant such as contraceptive jellies, bubble bath or perfumes. This was not done in 46% of the visits. Even if all tests fail to reveal a cause, many women can be cured when they and their partners take a long -acting erythromycin or tetracycline for a couple of weeks.

HC Wiesenfeld, I Macio. The infrequent use of office-based diagnostic tests for vaginitis.American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

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