Is bacterial vaginosis contagious? After reading this, you should know how to prevent

Women are very susceptible to bacterial vaginosis for many reasons. It may be due to personal lack of attention to hygiene, or it may be transmitted. There are many ways of transmission, such as sexual transmission, transmission through objects, and mother-to-child transmission, etc.

1. Direct transmission through sexual intercourse: The most common route of transmission of bacterial vaginitis is direct transmission through sexual intercourse. Many women continue to have sex after being infected with bacterial vaginitis, which will cause the men to be infected with bacteria as well. In this case, after treatment, if women still have sex with men carrying bacteria, they will still be infected. This is one of the reasons why women should abstain from sexual intercourse after being infected with bacterial vaginosis. If either man or woman has bacterial vaginosis, both should be treated together.

2. Indirect transmission through objects: Objects that have come into contact with patients with bacterial vaginosis can also be transmitted. Many women like to go to public bathrooms or public swimming pools. Due to improper hygiene in these places, it is easy to be infected with gynecological diseases such as bacterial vaginosis.

3. Mother-to-child transmission: If a woman is infected with bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy and is not treated promptly or the treatment is incomplete, there will still be bacteria in the vaginal folds. When the woman gives birth, the vagina will be stretched, and when the fetus passes through the vagina, the bacteria that have not been killed will affect the fetus.

4. Bacterial vaginosis can be transmitted through sexual contact or indirectly, and it is highly contagious.

Guidance:

For external use, you can choose metronidazole effervescent tablets or suppositories, which can be inserted into the vagina before going to bed, or tinidazole suppositories, which can be inserted into the vagina before going to bed. Metronidazole tablets can be used in combination with oral medication. Pay attention to personal hygiene, keep the vulva clean and dry, change underwear frequently, and wash used underwear, towels, and basins with boiling water, and expose them to the sun instead of drying them in the sun.

5. Can bacterial vaginosis be transmitted to my boyfriend?

Bacterial vaginosis is generally caused by anaerobic infection, because the anatomical structure of the female reproductive tract determines that it is easy to be infected, and the male genitals are exposed to the outside air, so it is not suitable for anaerobic bacteria to survive, so it is generally not transmitted to boyfriends.