What causes syphilis in women

In daily life, a very small number of women will get syphilis, which is very serious and contagious. It must be treated in time. There are also many problems, especially not being able to have sex. Hygiene is very important. Some traumatic events can also cause it. Below I will explain to you the causes of female syphilis.

1. What causes female syphilis?

1. Decreased immunity

The key point is non-sexual contact infection. The infection mainly occurs through touching the secretions of syphilis patients or items contaminated by the environment, such as cotton towels, foot cloths, foot basins, clothes, and even toilet seats stained with secretions.

2. Unclean sexual life

Unclean sexual life is the key cause of syphilis infection. Syphilis is almost entirely caused by sexual contact. Syphilis patients are pathogens with strong transmissibility and high infection rate, and the disease usually develops 7-60 days after infection.

3. Spread by pregnant mothers

Pregnant women with syphilis can transmit the disease to their fetuses through the embryo, causing intrauterine infection in the fetus, which usually occurs after the fourth month of pregnancy, resulting in miscarriage, premature birth, stillbirth, or the birth of a child with congenital syphilis.

4. Traumatic infection

Syphilis bacteria can invade the body through small cracks in the skin or mucous membranes. After lying dormant for several days, the disease begins when the bacteria multiply to a sufficient number. Therefore, we should treat the ruptured wound with caution.

2. The harm of syphilis in women

1. It is highly contagious and can infect one’s relatives or others. Syphilis can be transmitted not only through sexual contact, but also indirectly through relatives and friends through environments contaminated with the virus, such as towels, bathtubs, and underwear.

2. It also affects pregnancy. For female patients with syphilis, pregnancy is also a problem. If female syphilis is not treated, she will continue to get cervical cancer.

3. Syphilis can cause cervical cancer, anal cancer, AIDS, and is often complicated by Kaposi's sarcoma and other diseases.

4. If the disease is not treated for a long time or is not cured well, there is a risk of recurrence. In patients with syphilis, the body's immune system is suppressed, the symptoms may recur for a long time, become tiring and may eventually cause sexual organ lesions. Life is happy.

5. It causes a heavy burden on the psychological state and affects family happiness. As for syphilis, many patients will bear a heavy psychological burden once diagnosed. When one of the spouses becomes ill, they become suspicious of each other, which causes family disharmony and may even lead to the breakdown of the marriage.

The above is the health education knowledge about female syphilis. It is generally caused by unhygienic and unclean sexual life, so you must be chaste. But once you get it, don't worry too much, and don't feel too much psychological pressure. As long as you receive treatment in time, couples don't have sex, and don't quarrel with each other to affect their mood.