Is bacterial vaginosis contagious?

Is bacterial vaginosis contagious? The answer is yes. Bacterial vaginosis is transmitted through sexual intercourse. Many wives have unknowingly contracted trichomonas or fungal bacterial vaginosis. Except for a few cases of indirect infection, the main route of infection is direct transmission through sexual intercourse between husband and wife. Let's take a look at the transmission of bacterial vaginosis.

How bacterial vaginosis is spread

Improper sexual intercourse between husband and wife can also induce vulvar infection, such as vulvitis, Bartholinitis, Bartholin cysts, etc. Many wives suffer from Trichomonas or fungal bacterial vaginitis without knowing it. Except for a few cases of indirect infection, the main route of infection is direct transmission through sexual intercourse between husband and wife. Both Trichomonas and fungi can quietly hide in the husband's urethra. Under normal circumstances, they do not harass the husband and make him sick, but they leave hidden dangers for the wife. When the wife's body resistance is low or the pH environment of the vagina changes, they begin to multiply in large numbers, resulting in Trichomonas or fungal bacterial vaginitis. In order to completely treat these two types of bacterial vaginitis, the husband and wife must take medicine at the same time and avoid sexual intercourse during the treatment period.

In order to completely cure bacterial vaginosis, in addition to the doctor's symptomatic treatment, the patient must also actively cooperate and follow the doctor's instructions.

Be sure to complete the course of treatment prescribed by the doctor. For most patients, as long as the medication is used properly, the test results will be negative after a few days, but this does not mean that it is completely cured. In fact, some bacteria that have not been completely eliminated are hiding under the mucosa, and when the patient's resistance is poor before and after the next menstrual period, it will come out again. Therefore, the real cure of bacterial vaginosis requires that the test results are negative after taking the medication for 7 days after each menstrual period for 3 consecutive months.

Keep the vulva clean during treatment and prohibit sexual intercourse.

Towels and underwear must be "treated" simultaneously with daily necessities. They can also be infected with pathogens. If they are not treated simultaneously, the treatment results will be wasted. Therefore, towels and underwear must be fully disinfected: boil for 15 minutes, dry in the sun, and usually put in a ventilated and dry place. Change underwear every day, and it is best to wear loose cotton pants to keep the vagina breathable and dry.