What is Vaginitis?
'''Vaginitis''' is an [[inflammation]] of the [[vagina]]. It may result in [[:wikt:discharge|discharge]], [[itch]]ing and [[pain]]. [[Vulva]] [[irritation]] or [[infection]] is often involved. It is usually because of the latter. A woman having this condition may have these [[symptom]]s: *irritation and/or itching of [[Sex organ|genital]] area *foul vaginal [[odor]] *vaginal discharge *irritation/pain with [[sexual intercourse]] *inflammation<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.std.uw.edu/custom/self-study/vaginitis/1|title=Background - Vaginitis - Study STD Modules - National STD Curriculum|website=www.std.uw.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-08-11}}</ref> Bacterial vaginosis is the most common vaginal sickness in women.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Unemo|first1=Magnus|last2=Bradshaw|first2=Catriona S|last3=Hocking|first3=Jane S|last4=de Vries|first4=Henry J C|last5=Francis|first5=Suzanna C|last6=Mabey|first6=David|last7=Marrazzo|first7=Jeanne M|last8=Sonder|first8=Gerard J B|last9=Schwebke|first9=Jane R|date=August 2017|title=Sexually transmitted infections: challenges ahead|url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1473309917303109|journal=The Lancet Infectious Diseases|volume=17|issue=8|pages=e235–e279|doi=10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30310-9|pmid=28701272|issn=1473-3099}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Inflammation]] [[Category:Diseases and disorders of the female reproductive system]] {{biology-stub}}