How bacterial vaginosis is transmitted How to prevent bacterial vaginosis

Bacterial vaginosis is a common gynecological disease and also one of the transmitted diseases. It is also an effective way to prevent it by cutting off the transmission route.

How bacterial vaginosis is spread

1. Direct transmission through sexual intercourse: The most common way of bacterial vaginosis is through direct sexual intercourse. Many women still have sex after being infected with bacterial vaginosis, which will cause the man to also be infected with bacteria. In this case, if a woman still has sex with a man who carries the bacteria after treatment, it will still cause infection. This is also one of the reasons why women are prohibited from having sex after being infected with bacterial vaginosis. If one of the men and women suffers from bacterial vaginosis, they should be treated together.

2. Indirect transmission through objects: Objects touched by patients with bacterial vaginosis can also spread the disease. Many women like to go to public bathrooms or public swimming pools. Due to improper sanitation, these places are prone to infection with gynecological diseases such as bacterial vaginosis.

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

Causes of bacterial vaginosis

1. Indirect contact infection: contact with toilets, bathtubs, bath chairs, towels, and use of unclean toilet paper can cause infection.

2. Transmission through sexual intercourse: Sexual intercourse is one of the causes of the disease. At least 10% of men suffer from bacterial urethritis.

3. Taking large amounts of antibiotics: Antibiotics change the vaginal microenvironment, allowing a large number of bacterial pathogens to multiply, leading to local bacterial vaginitis.

4. Excessive attention to hygiene: In order to maintain hygiene, some women often use medicated washes to irrigate the vagina, which can easily destroy the acid-base environment of the vagina and make it easy to get bacterial vaginitis.

Bacterial vaginosis prevention

1. Try to use condoms during sex to prevent cross infection. After diagnosis, you should consult your sexual partner for diagnosis and treatment.

2. Develop healthy living habits, eat regularly, eat light food, avoid spicy and irritating foods, exercise regularly, and improve immunity.

3. Extremely effective in treating diabetes, tinea manuum, and tinea pedis.

4. After regular treatment, regular check-ups should be conducted after each menstrual period. If necessary, the treatment should be consolidated and the patient will be considered cured if the check-ups are normal.

5. Pay attention to personal hygiene, wash the vulva with warm water every day, and do not use various lotions and medicines to clean the vulva and vagina.

6. No sanitary pads are needed, change underwear every day, wear pure cotton underwear, keep the vulva clean and dry, do not mix underwear with other clothes, it is best to dry in the sun.

7. Strengthen self-protection awareness and avoid cross-infection caused by sauna, swimming and use of public hygiene products.