4-year-old daughter had a “private area” epidemic, her mother took her everywhere to be examined, the final result few people imagined

Mother drags her 4-year-old daughter everywhere to be examined because of a vaginal discharge

When seeing their little daughter suddenly have an abnormal discharge in the private area, many parents are worried and think that their child is likely to be abused or sick, so they rush to take them to the doctor. However, experts say that in this case, parents need to stay calm so as not to affect their children’s psychology and avoid spending money on unnecessary things.

Doctor Le Thi Kim Dung – In charge of the obstetrics and gynecology clinic (Thai Ha Occupational Health Center, Agricultural Hospital) shared that the doctor had just encountered a rather special case that made her “both angry and hurt at the same time.” “. It was a 4-year-old boy in Hanoi, whose mother took him to the doctor because his “private area” had mucus discharge.

This mother shared, about 2 months ago, when she saw that her child’s vagina had mucus, she was very worried, so she took her son to many places to see a doctor, even registered for examination at the leading obstetrician-gynecology hospitals in Hanoi. Hanoi, or even the private clinics of famous obstetricians and gynecologists.

Children with vaginal discharge, parents need to calmly monitor, should not be too worried. Illustration.

All the results given to the mother felt inappropriate, so she continued to take her child to many other facilities for check-ups. “When she brought her child to see me, this mother presented a series of previous results. Even, she was so clean that, when taking her child to the examination table, she used paper to clean the table, lining the place for the child very carefully. Through examination, examination, testing … the final results showed that the baby had a vaginal yeast infection,” said Dr. Dung.

Compared with the previous results, the mother agreed to treat the child. During the treatment, she discovered that her child’s “private area” was secreting yellow fluid, so the mother immediately called to “question” the doctor and said that “the more you treat it, the worse it will be”.

“Actually, that yellow epidemic is not unusual at all. If you have a fungal infection and are treated with medication, it is normal to have a yellow discharge during treatment. After explaining this, the mother lowered her voice and listened.

But the story doesn’t stop there. On May 25, 2022, the mother continued to send photos and call me to ask about the baby’s epidemic status. In fact, the picture shows that the secretion is “clear like tears”, which proves that the baby does not have any inflammation or gynecological disease, and the mother still insists on taking the child to the doctor for further examination”, said Dr. the.

Dr. Dung said that the mother was so worried that she no longer trusted doctors when examining her child. “Actually, with this case, I’m “both angry and sad” and I don’t know where the mother still drags her child to go to the doctor, this will greatly affect the child’s psychology, “doctor Dr. Dung said.

Dr. Dung said that the mother was too worried about the case, so she dragged her child everywhere for medical examination.

Vaginal discharge in children is abnormal?

Dr. Kim Dung said that vaginal discharge in young children is not a serious problem, the most important thing is to clearly distinguish when to go to the doctor, when not to.

Accordingly, in case the child has green, yellow, white pus-colored vaginal discharge accompanied by itching, it is necessary to take it to a medical facility for examination. Because at that time, it is possible that the child’s private area is infected or has a vaginal yeast infection, it may also be due to the previous medication process that also causes the vagina to secrete fluid. The case of the girl above is a typical example.

When the child has a white discharge, especially in the morning and there is no strange smell, there is no need to worry, so follow up, it is not necessary to go to the doctor right away. The doctor said that this case may be due to the night of the pinworm coming out of the anus and then going up the vagina, causing the child to have a discharge. To prevent pinworms, it is best for parents to periodically deworm their children.

This obstetrician-gynecologist also recommends that, when a child has vaginal discharge, parents absolutely do not arbitrarily treat the child, especially arbitrarily giving the child antibiotics because they think they have an infection. “I have met many cases when seeing an itchy child, using vaginal antibiotics. Such improper self-treatment can lead to antibiotic resistance. When a fungal infection is not treated correctly, it will cause the disease to recur many times and it will be more difficult to treat later due to drug-resistant bacteria, “Dr. Dung warned.

In order to prevent gynecological diseases for children, parents need to clean or instruct their children to clean properly, it is best to wash the incision after the child goes to the toilet, then pat dry. Do not share towels with adults. For underwear, it is best not to wash it together because it can cause fungal infections, even infectious diseases like from adults to children.