Is pelvic peritonitis contagious through sexual intercourse?

Pelvic peritonitis, especially chronic pelvic peritonitis, is a common gynecological disease. Many women want to know whether pelvic peritonitis is contagious. Generally speaking, there are two main ways of transmission of contagious gynecological inflammation, direct transmission and indirect transmission. Doctors remind women to pay attention to their own hygiene and avoid going to places such as public bathrooms and swimming pools to avoid infection with other bacteria and other inflammations.

Can pelvic peritonitis be transmitted through sexual intercourse?

Pelvic peritonitis is not directly transmitted through sexual intercourse, which is different from vaginitis or sexually transmitted diseases. Except during the acute attack period, patients with chronic pelvic peritonitis can have intercourse appropriately, with the exception of patients who use vaginal medications during treatment, who can resume after stopping the medication. If you feel obviously uncomfortable during intercourse, you should go to a professional and regular hospital to consult a professional doctor in time. Chronic pelvic peritonitis is caused by the former's failure to receive effective treatment or the patient's poor physical condition and prolonged course of the disease. It is not a sexually transmitted disease, so there is no need to prohibit sexual intercourse during treatment, and it will not be transmitted to men through sexual intercourse. However, sexual intercourse should be prohibited during the treatment of acute pelvic peritonitis.

Causes and transmission of pelvic peritonitis

(1) Postpartum or post-abortion infection: The patient is physically weak after childbirth or miscarriage, and the cervix has not yet closed well after dilation. At this time, the bacteria in the vagina and cervix may ascend and infect the pelvic cavity;

(2) Infection after gynecological surgery: During artificial abortion, IUD insertion or removal, tubal insufflation, salpingography, endometrial polyp removal, or submucosal uterine myoma removal, if the disinfection is not strict or there is existing chronic inflammation of the reproductive system, it may cause postoperative infection.

(3) Not paying attention to hygiene during menstruation: During menstruation, the endometrium is exfoliated, the blood sinuses in the uterine cavity are open, and blood clots are present, which are good conditions for bacterial growth. If you do not pay attention to hygiene during menstruation, use sanitary napkins or toilet paper that do not meet hygiene standards, or have sex, it will provide bacteria with an opportunity for retrograde infection, leading to pelvic peritonitis.

(4) Spread of inflammation to adjacent organs: This is most common when appendicitis and peritonitis occur. Since they are adjacent to the female internal reproductive organs, the inflammation can spread directly and cause inflammation of the female pelvic peritonitis.

Tips: Pelvic peritonitis is usually not transmitted through the route, but it may cause other diseases. Some women also call it transmission, but in fact it can be said to be a spreading infection. Most of these spreading infections spread through the lymphatic system, blood circulation, upward spread along the genital mucosa, and infection of adjacent organs. If you have other questions or want to know more related information, you can click on the online consultation for details.