Vaginal douching can improve the efficacy of radiotherapy for cervical cancer

Vaginal douching has a synergistic effect on radiotherapy, greatly improving the effect of radiotherapy. At the same time, it can also basically eliminate the side effects of radiotherapy such as local vaginal congestion and adhesion.

In the middle and late stages of cervical cancer, there are irregular vaginal bleeding and vaginal discharge. As the cancerous tissue breaks down, serous secretions may be produced. In the late stage, the cancerous tissue falls off and necrotizes, and secondary infection occurs, resulting in a large amount of purulent or rice-like foul-smelling leucorrhea. During radiotherapy, when the radiation dose reaches 50cGy~60cGy (cGy is a special unit for the absorbed dose of radiotherapy), local mucosal congestion and edema may occur. As the radiation dose gradually increases, bacterial infection with purulent secretions is more likely to occur. Especially before intracavitary irradiation, if the flushing is not timely, it is easy to cause infection, affecting the smooth progress of cervical cancer treatment. Therefore, timely and correct vaginal flushing plays an important role in the effect of cervical cancer radiotherapy.

As a new type of broad-spectrum, high-efficiency, non-toxic disinfectant, iodine tincture has stable performance, is easy to use, and can slowly and persistently release effective iodine to achieve a long-lasting bactericidal effect. Iodine is gradually released in the solution and can oxidize the active genes in the cytoplasm. It has a strong and rapid effect and can kill bacterial spores, fungi, and viruses. It can also quickly reduce the purulent secretions on the wound surface and prevent secondary infection. Flushing the vagina with 0.025% iodine tincture solution can not only use physical action to flush away blood, pus, and necrotic debris, but also use its chemical action to kill and control bacterial infection. Often, the odor can be removed after one flush, and leucorrhea is significantly reduced after five flushes.