CASE STUDY ON THE HANDLING OF ALBUS FLOUR IN WOMEN'S REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ISSUES

Abstract

Flour Albus has symptoms such as excessive discharge resembling milk, excessive discharge that is white-greenish or yellowish and has an unpleasant odor, discharge accompanied by lower abdominal pain or pain in the lower back, discharge that is either scant or abundant in the form of pus, pain and heat during urination or during sexual intercourse, brownish discharge (blood) occurring during intercourse, and discharge mixed with blood accompanied by a distinctive odor due to dead cells. One of the efforts that can be made to address flour albus pharmacologically and non-pharmacological approaches. The aim of this research is to understand how to address the issue of flour albus in women. This research is a descriptive qualitative study using a case study approach. Meanwhile, the design employs field observational methods. Data collection methods were carried out through interviews and analysis of midwifery documentation. Data analysis was obtained from a case study research by creating a narrative from the results of observations and descriptive analysis. The management of care for mothers with flour albus involves advising them to practice proper vulva hygiene, wear loose-fitting underwear, and recommending a Pap smear. For nonpharmacological treatment, it is important to maintain vulva hygiene and use a decoction of soursop leaves. Soursop leaves contain acetogenic compounds such as asimin, bulatacin, and squamosin, which act as antiseptics that can kill germs, making soursop leaves five times more effective than betel leaves to handle flour albus