What Is importance of Vaginal pH? Balance
Vaginal
pH is a balance meter that indicates whether your vagina is acidic or basic. pH
is an indication for any substance to know its taste. Most of us have read
about pH in chemistry while reading in high school.
Everything has its pH balance and
your body’s different parts have different types of pH balance.
And your vagina has its pH
balance. Vaginal pH indicates lots of information about your vaginal health
such as vaginal infection, your health conditions, pregnancy, and hormonal changes.
if your vagina pH balance has changed, it can
cause vaginal health-related issues such as yeast infection or others.
If you
got my point then let's start with why pH balance matter for women and
its importance for them
pH balanced for a women
Ph-
stands for Power Hydrogen as we have read in chemistry and it is measured by a
scale which is known as pH meter sheet. This pH sheet has 0 to 14 numbers and 7
is the middle number.
Whose meaning is pH is balanced
normal neither acidic nor base? In this sheet 0 is for acidic and 14 for base
VaginalpH is important for women because it indicates much information about their
health condition and also helps to prevent multiple harms, pH is useful for the digestion of foods. it also fights against infection and keeps your
vagina healthy.
Your most acidic part of the body
is the stomach which helps to break down foods into digestible levels and
remove harmful bacteria.
This is the reason vaginal ph is
important for women and they should keep their vagina healthy just by regularly
checkup their vaginal pH with a ph meter at home or clinic.
What Matter For Vaginal ph Level?
According
to an expert team of researchers, they believe that a balanced vagina’s ph
balance is determined at 3.8 to 4.5, vagina nature is acidic, while growing
older your vagina’s pH will change and it will lose its acidic nature to basic.
Vagina ph depends on different
types of bacteria; these bacteria are generally present inside the vagina to
keep vaginal health.
These bacteria cause the vagina not
to dry and fight against infection and they regularly produce vaginal fluids for
maintaining a healthy vagina. Your vagina’s acidity helps protect it against
germs.
What causes unbalanced vaginal pH in women?
Vaginal pH depends on multiple things such as your health condition,
your age, your personal life, and many more as you grow older your vagina pH
changes, keep in mind good health practices will help your vagina to stay
healthy with balanced vaginal pH levels.
Things that change your vagina pH are listed below read them carefully and create a healthy environment for
healthy vaginal pH.
Menstrual
flow- being menstruation is a natural process but it also affects your vaginal
pH, while a woman moves from menstruation to pregnancy their pH changes.
Drugs- it
is seen that consuming antibiotics change your vaginal pH, if you are taking
antibiotic pills increases your vagina pH, antibiotics are used for multiple
health-related issues and it kills vaginal bacteria which is useful for
maintaining vaginal health.
most women use birth control
pills that also cause unbalanced vagina pH.
Douching
the vagina- Douching
is a method of cleaning the inside of the vagina manually for different
reasons.
Douching is different than
cleaning the vagina with or without shop or water there are multiple
instruments for douching you can use for cleaning the inside of the vagina.
if you are willing to douche it would be
best to consult with your health provider it will be helpful to maintain your ph.
Top Symptoms changed vaginal pH
If your
vaginal pH has changed your body will indicate you, and changing pH can
increase the chances of vaginal infection or other vaginal health-related
issues in women.
Your vagina pH balance might be
off if you’re experiencing common symptoms of an infection. Some of these
symptoms include:
A strong,
fish-like smell coming from your vagina
Grey,
green, or foamy vaginal discharge
Itching
around the vagina
Swelling
and irritation around the vagina
You may
experience pain while intercourses ( may other issues for pain while
intercourse)
Burning
sensation while urinating
Above
mention symptoms are common symptoms of changed pH while suffering from
unbalanced vagina pH you will see bacterial vaginosis, trich, or yeast infections, and these all start with unbalanced pH, you may experiences
itching or burning surrounded area.
Tips for Healthy vaginal pH?
Maintaining
a balanced vaginal pH does not cost a lot it is simple to keep your vaginal pH
up to date here are some common steps to keep it maintained.
Use
condoms. Using
a condom while intercourse will help to keep away vaginal infections,
unprotected sex can lead to infections.
While having unprotected mates
can cause infections in your vagina and can change your vaginal pH changed. You
can use femidom a female condom.
A condom will protect you against
any harmful bacteria germinating your vagina and keep your vaginal pH balanced.
Avoid
douching-wash the
area surrounding your vagina with mild soap and cold water instead. Douching
can disturb your vaginal flora and disturbed your pH balance.
Check
Your Diet- diet also
damages or enhances your vagina pH balanced, several types of food help to
balance your virginal bacteria.
Greek yogurt is enriched with
healthy bacteria if you consume yogurt it will help to keep maintain your
vaginal bacteria and your pH balance will be ok according to your health
condition.
Wear the right clothing- tight clothing can reduce airflow to your vagina and lead to Vaginitis. Wear cotton underwear, and loose-fitting pants Buy the best cotton paint to paint a healthy vagina.
What to do if pH is unbalanced
Vaginal
pH Balance is important for women's overall health and unbalanced pH can lead
to many health-related issues in women. Unbalance pH can cause pelvic
inflammation, infertility, STD., etc.
Take a pH
test- you can
purchase an at-home kit to test your vaginal pH, pH solutions are available
with special paper so that while applying you fill comfort and harmless effects
inside the vagina pH test.
While
checking with ph paper you will see the change in color of pH paper and it will
indicate your pH level.
Take the right medical or dietary
procedure for balancing your vagina pH, Different pH ranges turn different
colors. Your vaginal pH can also change even if you don’t have an infection.
Need of doctor For vaginal pH
While
suffering from vaginal unbalanced pH you don’t require consulting any doctor.
If you are not satisfied with this, consult with some specialists, they will
ask about your medical history as well as they will examine your vagina and
there is a possibility that they will collect some samples for the test.
After the test, the health care
provider will suggest you proper guidance with medication or with diet.
Final Words...
Vagina pH is a basic healthy indication as to your vaginal pH changes you will
experience changes in your life and you will see the changes with vaginal
health it may be itching, irritation, inflammation, etc.
You can
check your vaginal pH with a pH meter which is easily available in the market
you can buy it from the supermarket or ask your health provider.
To keep a healthy vagina and
balanced pH you need to consume healthy foods and follow the steps which are
mentioned above in this article.
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