Is endometrial tuberculosis contagious?

Is endometrial tuberculosis contagious? Nowadays, the incidence of gynecological diseases is getting higher and higher, which has attracted widespread attention. Endometrial tuberculosis is a kind of gynecological disease and is very harmful. Therefore, female friends must pay more attention to their physical changes in daily life. Many patients are worried that the disease will be contagious. So, is endometrial tuberculosis contagious?

Endometrial tuberculosis is potentially contagious. The disease is an inflammation of the endometrium caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is mostly a part of pelvic tuberculosis and also a part of systemic tuberculosis. If left untreated for a long time, endometrial tuberculosis can lead to infertility. Therefore, it must be treated promptly when discovered, especially for unmarried and childless women.

The clinical manifestations of endometrial tuberculosis in women are very inconsistent. Severe patients often have systemic manifestations such as emaciation, weight loss, low fever, night sweats, fatigue, and a history of infertility and menstrual abnormalities. In particular, endometrial tuberculosis can cause serous and foul-smelling vaginal discharge due to the complete transformation of the endometrium into caseous granuloma-like tissue.

Among patients with endometrial tuberculosis, 25% to 50% have varying degrees of lower abdominal pain, which manifests as long-term dull pain in the lower abdomen, which worsens before menstruation. If combined with secondary pyogenic infection, obvious abdominal pain, fever and other symptoms similar to acute pelvic inflammatory disease may occur. In the early stage of the disease, it manifests as excessive menstruation, and in the late stage, due to endometrial atrophy, the menstrual volume becomes scarce or even amenorrhea.

This disease has serious consequences. We hope that everyone can understand the common sense of this disease so that it can be better prevented. Experts point out that young girls with pulmonary tuberculosis should be given active treatment to prevent tuberculosis from spreading to the internal genitalia. If adolescent or unmarried women have symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, slight fever, general fatigue, and gynecological examination shows thickening or mass formation in the adnexal area, and suspected inflammation, the possibility of adnexal tuberculosis is high, and a clear diagnosis and timely treatment should be given.