Is vulvitis contagious?

Vulvitis has now become a common gynecological disease that troubles women. After vulvitis occurs, there will not only be symptoms such as increased vaginal discharge and changes in the color of vaginal discharge, but also frequent symptoms such as vulvar itching, which often makes people feel uneasy and they just want to scratch the itchy area with their hands, which is very painful for patients. Regarding this disease, some female friends often ask such questions: Is this disease contagious?

Vulvar itching is usually caused by trichomoniasis and fungal infection in patients. These two diseases are transmitted through public baths, bathtubs, swimming pools, toilets, clothing, etc., and can also be transmitted through sexual intercourse between couples. Therefore, women with symptoms of vulvar itching should avoid sexual intercourse on a regular basis, and should refrain from sexual intercourse during treatment to completely cure the inflammation.

Patients often ask whether vulvar itching is contagious and how this disease is transmitted? In some special circumstances in life, such as long-term use of <drug name omitted> and diabetes, vaginal candidal infection can induce vulvar itching, which in turn causes the disease of vulvar itching. However, in many cases, vulvar itching caused by candidal vaginitis is infected from the outside. When women have sexual contact with men with positive Candida culture, the infection rate is 80%; among men who have sexual contact with women with candidal vaginitis, about 1/2 will be infected.

In other words, candidal vaginitis can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, which is why when a woman suffers from candidal vaginitis, her spouse must also receive treatment at the same time. In addition, indirect contact infection is also a transmission route of candidal vaginitis. Contact with toilets, bathtubs, bath seats, towels in public toilets and the use of unclean toilet paper can cause transmission. When the number of Candida albicans in the vulva and vagina of the infected person reaches a certain level, candidal vulvitis and candidal vaginitis can occur.

The main causes of vulvitis are sexual transmission and contact with contaminated utensils in public places. Therefore, vulvitis is contagious to a certain extent. If you want to reduce the possibility of getting sick, you must pay attention to hygiene in public places and the contact between public utensils and the vulva. During treatment, it is best for couples to treat together so that the treatment can be thorough.