Can I have sex if I have vaginitis?

After getting vaginitis, the first thing to do is to receive regular treatment in a timely manner. You cannot have sexual intercourse during the treatment period because sexual intercourse will cause congestion in the reproductive system, which is not conducive to the effect of treatment. Especially for married women, it depends on the specific cause of vaginitis. At this time, your husband should also go to the hospital for examination. If there is a problem too, the couple should be treated together and can only have sex after being completely cured.

Can I have sex if I have vaginitis?

People with vaginitis should not have sexual intercourse because vaginitis is contagious. The vagina is a woman's sexual organ. If you do not pay attention to personal hygiene and sexual hygiene, it is easy to be invaded by bacteria and other pathogens, causing infectious vaginitis. Inflammation can cause vaginal congestion, increased vaginal discharge, and itching, burning or discomfort in the lower body.

Due to the anatomical and biochemical characteristics of normal healthy women, the vagina has a natural defense function against the invasion of pathogens. When the natural defense function of the vagina is destroyed, pathogens can easily invade and cause vaginal inflammation. Due to estrogen deficiency, young girls and postmenopausal women have a thin vaginal epithelium, reduced intracellular glycogen content, and a vaginal pH of around 7. Therefore, the vaginal resistance is low and they are more susceptible to infection than adolescents and women of childbearing age.

Because these pathogens can sometimes invade the male urethra, and male infection is often asymptomatic, it is easy to be ignored. After the female is cured, they can be transmitted to the female through sexual intercourse. Therefore, sexual intercourse should be prohibited during the treatment of vaginitis in women. On the one hand, it can prevent friction during sexual intercourse from aggravating vaginal congestion and inflammation. On the other hand, it can prevent cross infection and the formation of a cycle. After the treatment, sexual life can be resumed only if the leucorrhea is negative after the next menstrual period.

What should we pay attention to in daily life when we have vaginitis?

1. Wear cotton and breathable pants: Try to wear cotton and breathable underwear to keep dry. If you don’t have much secretion, try not to use sanitary pads. If you use them, you must change them frequently to avoid bacterial growth.

2. Keep a happy mood; keeping a happy mood is also a good way to enhance immunity. In addition, your daily life and work schedule should be normal so that the immune system can function normally.

3. Eat less irritating food: Under normal circumstances, our natural immune system will automatically deal with these invading bacteria, so we should have a healthy and balanced diet and eat less irritating food to allow the immune system to function normally.