Dr. Vibha Arora

"The burning is most commonly because of infection that is fungal or bacterial. The other causes of burning are the soaps or the deodorants. To treat burning, we need to know the right diagnosis, and treat it at the earliest and the other ways of preventing are eating healthy, drinking lots of fluids, wearing the right clothing and specifically using right soap. treatment can be started with the use of local creams inserting pessaries and oral medication as well what is the right treatment for a specific type of the cause of the burning is decided by the doctor and hence it is recommended for a proper checkup and a proper treatment"

"The yeast infection is the commonest infection of the female private parts. It is the home for bacterias, that is lactobacillus and the yeast fungus. Whenever the lactobacillus reduces because of the prolonged use of antibiotics or chemical exposure or stress, then the fungus, yeast predominates and start producing a lot of itching, curdy white discharge, and irritation which worsens in the night. This is the yeast infection which can be very distressing and hence needs treatment at the earliest. For this, we need to see the gynecologist for the right diagnosis"

"It is the thinning of the inner lining like how all the skin undergoes an ageing process , it is the ageing and it can be treated with hormonal creams which help to maintain the rigosity of the proper lining and hence maintaining the regular use of hormonal creams canprevent the incidence of infection or the dryness which happens at this age. For the vaginal atrophy the use of hormonal creams. there are also oral medicines, known as HRT or hormonal replacement therapy, and the use of certain vitamins such as vitamin C or collagen supplements can prevent further ageing and reversing it to a certain extent"

"The symptoms of vaginal diseases are pain, itching in the vaginal area, vaginal discharge. We need to understand thatvaginal discharge is a part of the normal female anatomy. The discharge can vary in amount as per the cyclical variation, which is just prior to the periods and mid cycle. We need to worry about the discharge. When the amount is excessive or the colour is altered or it is really smelling and, or the odor changes, especially the fishy odor, the vagina has bacteria and fungus which resides in the vagina as commensals. The yeast fungus and the lactobacillus. Whenever the lactobacillus gets altered because of excessive use of antibiotics or stress or hormonal changes the yeast fungus predominates and that is how we commonly get vaginal fungal infection. The vaginal fungal infection is distressing because it causes intense itching, pain and definitely a discharge which is curdy white in colour, so before treating we would like to see the ways in preventing a vaginal infection. A regular checkup with the doctor, the use of the right soap , a proper way of maintaining the hygiene and getting it treated in the earliest is recommended. So rather than the treatment, I would like to focus on the prevention part, so we should maintain a proper hygiene and focus on improving our immunity ,which includes the right diet, regular exercise, stress management which are very important part which also takes care of other gynec problems. For the right diagnosis of the type of specificbacteria causing it or the fungi, you need to see the doctor for the right diagnosis or the specific treatment can be given antiseptic and the right treatment will prevent the use of unnecessary use of antibiotics which can on the contract damage the normal flora which stays in the vagina and increases the chance of recurrent infection. There is also a way of preventing it by regular smear checkup. So once year as a routine after 35, specifically, all females are required to do a normal pap smear"

"The rash is mostly because of infection. But sometimes it is because of the chemical irritation because of other soaps, deodorants we use and the clothing. To improve the immunity we should be focusing on eating healthy and also proper regular hygiene"