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Menopause refers to permanent cessation of menstruation after 1 year of complete absence of the menses.
The normal vaginal environment contains Lactobacillus acidophilus and other endogenous flora, glycogen, estrogen, pH, and metabolic byproducts of flora and pathogens with PH of 3.8-4.5. L. acidophilus produces hydrogen peroxide that limits the growth of pathogenic bacteria. Disturbances in vaginal ecology can allow the proliferation of vaginitis causing organisms. Poor diet, excessive antibiotic use causing gut dysbiosis, vaginal douching, poor hygiene, hormone imbalance, elevated blood glucose level are among the causes of imbalance of vaginal flora leading to different vaginal infections:
Chinese Herbal Medicine and Botanicals in forms of internal use, suppository, topical and sitz bath are effective in treating vaginal infections, along with the underlying root causes.