Low level of oestrogen causes vaginal infection – Gynaecologist

An Abuja-based gynaecologist, Dr Kola Osibote, said low level of oestrogen in the body could expose

women to vaginal infection called vulvovaginitis

Osibote said this in an interview in Abuja on Tuesday.

According to him, vulvovaginitis is an infection that affects a woman’s vulva and vagina and common to women of all ages.

Osibote said that about 75 per cent of women would have this infection in their life time and most times could have a second episode.

The expert, however, attributed some factors that could pose a risk of developing the condition in women such as bacteria, yeast, viruses as well as parasites.

He said that environmental factors such as allergens, sexually transmitted infections and chemicals could contribute to developing the disease in some patients

He also said that other factors that could pose the risk of developing the disease was poor genital hygiene, diabetes and the use of bubble baths.