White blood cells, or white blood cells - is one of the blood components, along with red blood cells and platelets. They play an important role in the immune system - recognizing, destroying and excreted pathogens, damaged cells, cancer cells and various foreign particles. Their bone marrow produces, after which they enter the blood, but leukocytes can leave the bloodstream and penetrate into the other structure. Thus, the leukocytes in the smear found, e.g., in the cervical canal, or in women in the urethra in men.

White blood cells in the smear in women

Fencing material for smears in women is usually done during each visit to the gynecologist. That's - usually a painless procedure necessary for timely diagnosis of a variety of diseases. High levels of white blood cells in the smear in women can be a sign of infectious diseases (including sexually transmitted infections), goiter, cancer, or relatively harmless yeast. In some cases, changes in white blood cell count changes because taking certain medications.

The normal level of white blood cells in women is considered to be 15-20 units. Normal test results, the leukocytes in the smear determining a child depends on his age, but the reasons for increase the level of leukocytes in children is usually the same as that of the adults.

Sometimes women with abnormal levels of white blood cells in the smear symptoms such as unusual vaginal discharge Vaginal discharge Pain or burning during urination, pain in the lower abdomen, itching in the genital area, pain in the vagina, which may be exacerbated during intercourse and sometimes the inability to get pregnant for a long time.

White blood cells in a smear men

In men, material smears taken from the urethra, or urethral. Based on the results, you can diagnose some disorders - inflammation of the prostate gland to some sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). To take a sample for analysis, a special device is injected directly into the urethra - it is unpleasant, but usually not very painful. Average number of leukocytes in the smear men - five units or less. Elevated white blood cell count indicate various disorders that cause inflammation, such as prostatitis or trichomoniasis.

How to treat the white blood cells in the smear

Treatment can only be assigned after the determination is the reason for increasing the level of white blood cells.

The following are a few ways to treat disease, one of the signs of which can be increased concentration of white blood cells in the smear.

If the increase in the level of white blood cells caused by STDs such as chlamydia, prescribe a course of antibiotics. Normally used amoxicillin, azithromycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, levofloxacin or ofloxacin. Treatment should also go through the patient's sexual partners and children, who were born to women infected with chlamydia. Modern lkarstva successfully treat chlamydia in 95% of cases; in the remaining five percent of treatment failure, according to experts, it is usually due to the fact that patients are taking the wrong antibiotics. Most people tolerate their drug use, but sometimes they cause side effects such as nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, stomach cramps, itching of the vagina and unusual vaginal discharge.

For the treatment of gonorrhea for men and women are usually prescribed azithromycin, ceftriaxone or doxycycline. In most cases antibiotic therapy is rapidly gives results - gonorrhea symptoms disappear, and the results of analyzes, including the white blood cell count in the smear, bounce back. However, sometimes the infection causes gonorrhea are resistant to certain types of antibiotics, and then the doctor has to (in some cases more than once), other medications, or multiple different drugs.

In cases where the cause of increased levels of white blood cells is syphilis Syphilis - punishment of Venus , Treatment should be carried out as soon as possible. This is important for other STDs, but syphilis timely treatment is of particular importance, as this disease can quite quickly lead to serious complications. However, if the patient is early enough to see a doctor, the disease quickly cured with injections of penicillin. Those who are allergic to penicillin, can be assigned to other antibiotics, such as tetracycline or doxycycline. Sometimes penicillin cause side effects such as diarrhea, headache, itching in the genital area (usually women), in very rare cases - nausea and vomiting, bleeding and hematoma, depression, severe stomach pain.

The method of treatment of prostatitis Treatment of prostatitis - not an easy task Which sometimes leads to increased levels of leukocytes in the smear men it depends on what was the cause of the violation. For example, in some cases it may be necessary to undergo treatment anti-inflammatory drugs, and regularly take warm sitz baths. With infectious prostatitis Infectious Prostatitis - the result of sexually transmitted infections   may prescribe antibiotics. Sometimes also applied analgesics, muscle relaxants, and if conservative therapy fails, surgical intervention is required.

Analysis of stroke - this is a standard procedure that is performed at each visit to the gynecologist. By the way, it can make men - they take a sample for analysis from the urethra. Women smear recommend doing at least once a year; This will reveal increased white blood cells in the smear White blood cells in the smear - an important diagnosis That signal many diseases at a very early stage of development, when their treatment is most effective.

However, in practice not all women visit the doctor frequently, and often they appear in the gynecologist's office, only when the reproductive organs inflammatory process has begun, causing more or less severe symptoms. Increased number of leukocytes in the smear is just a sign of such inflammation.

If we imagine the human body state, the white blood cells perform the function it soldiers, rescue workers or maybe ambulance. They promptly sent back to where there was a problem, whether it is skin damage or infection of the genitals, and do their best to correct the "problem" and protect the body from invading bacteria, viruses or fungi.

What is the cause of elevated white blood cells in a smear?

The most common reasons for the increase of leucocyte - endometritis (inflammation of the endometrium), vaginosis, colpitis, cancer of the reproductive system, cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix), urethritis (inflammation of the urethra), infections, sexually transmitted infections. Experts say that in some cases it may be due to severe stress How to beat stress? Create an oasis ; after a period of stress the level of white blood cells usually returns to normal. However, if the patient suffers from chronic stress, it may even decrease - this is one of the signs of the so-called exhaustion stage, the third stage of the human response to stress.

Sexually transmitted infections are usually diagnosed by using a blood test for the diagnosis of cervicitis requires a gynecological examination, during which uses a special mirror. Diagnosis of cancer can be quite a lengthy process, requiring the use of different methods - from blood tests before the biopsy.

Treatment of elevated white blood cells in the smear

The doctor chooses the method of treatment based on the results of the survey of the patient. In some cases, identify the cause of increasing the level of white blood cells can not, and the doctor resorts to the tactics of monitoring - the patient is recommended to regularly go to the survey, and closely monitor their health. It happens that, in spite of all measures, the cause of elevated levels of white blood cells and is not installed. If the doctor or the patient herself suggest that it is caused by stress, you may want to take steps to reduce stress levels, for example, try to sleep more often, spend more time with loved ones and family affairs, as far as possible to avoid contact with unpleasant people.

Ways of treating the most common causes of increasing the concentration of white blood cells in the smear:

• Endometrium. As pathogens of the disease are usually certain bacteria for its treatment in most cases used antibiotics. In case of complications may require hospitalization.
• Colpitis. When the disease is usually also required treatment with antibiotics, most often - metronidazole. It may also be used tinidazole and clindamycin in the form of ointments or tablets for oral administration. To relieve irritation and inflammation of the vagina, it can be used cortisone ointment. If the cause of vaginitis was the fungal infection to treat it are assigned different antifungal ointment. In most cases the treatment does not take more than seven days.
• Cervicitis. The causes of this disease are also commonly infections such as gonorrhea Gonorrhea - self-ruled , Trichomoniasis and chlamydia. For their treatment using antibiotics such as ceftriaxone, azithromycin, doxycycline, ofloxacin, levofloxacin, metronidazole. Cervicitis may also be associated with frequent exacerbations of genital herpes. Get rid of the virus is impossible, but to alleviate the symptoms of infection can be used ointment acyclovir, valacyclovir, famciclovir. If acute herpes happen very often, perhaps, the patient should be taken to strengthen the immune system Strengthening the immune system - help the immune system .
• Vaginosis. Elevated levels of white blood cells in the smear in the absence of any symptoms sometimes occurs when vaginosis - is a common disorder associated with overly active multiplication of bacteria in the vagina. Quite often vaginosis are asymptomatic; in such cases, the treatment is generally not required, the disease gradually runs by itself, and the content of leukocytes in the smear normalized. However, if vaginosis cause severe symptoms if a patient with this disorder is pregnant or if she is soon to be any gynecological surgery, you must be treated with antibiotics. In the latter two cases, early treatment can prevent the spread of infection in the uterus and other pelvic organs.