Can Bartholinitis be contagious to another woman?

Bartholinitis is most common in women of childbearing age. It is caused by the infection of the Bartholin's glands by bacteria such as Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli, which often causes acute inflammation. Bartholinitis is generally not contagious to another woman. The following editor will show you how Bartholinitis is infected.

How does female Bartholin's gland infection occur? The entry of bacteria into the gland is related to the following factors:

1. One is unclean. If the man has gonorrhea and has not been completely cured and has sex with the woman, the gonococci on the head of the penis will enter the gland through the opening of the Bartholin's gland duct at the vaginal opening.

2. Having sex during menstruation can also press pathogenic bacteria in the menstrual blood into the duct opening and enter deep into the gland.

3. Childbirth can also cause Bartholinitis. If the delivery is vaginal, the bacteria can enter the gland through the wound.

4. Another thing is not paying attention to the cleanliness of the vulva. If you touch the vulva with dirty hands, do not wash the vulva every day, and do not change underwear frequently, the bacteria can reproduce and increase at the vaginal opening and enter the gland through the gland duct opening. This is more common among unmarried girls.

To enrich everyone's knowledge, the following doctor introduces the symptoms of Bartholinitis:

1. Generally speaking, when you have vestibular glanditis, there will be a lump. The skin on the surface of the lump is red, thin, and the surrounding tissue is edematous. When the inflammation is severe, it can spread to the perineum and the opposite vulva. There is obvious local tenderness and a sense of fluctuation. The inguinal lymph nodes are often swollen. Female friends should pay attention.

2. If you suffer from Bartholin's glanditis, you will experience pain and swelling on one side of the vulva, often accompanied by chills, fever and chills. The lower 1/3 of the labia majora will be locally red, tender and swollen. If an abscess is formed, an egg-sized lump will be visible, with a sense of fluctuation, which may rupture on its own, and the lymph nodes in the corresponding area will be swollen. Female friends must pay attention to this.

3. If Bartholin's gland abscess is formed, a small amount of secretion will be discharged continuously. A small and hard nodule can be felt during palpation with slight tenderness. Pus may sometimes flow out of the fistula when squeezed. Female friends must pay attention to avoid causing too much harm.

4. The patient complained of swelling and severe pain in the vulva on the affected side, even pain during urination and difficulty walking.

Experts remind that because the site of Bartholinitis is sensitive, attention should be paid to the care and health care of Bartholinitis during its prevention and treatment.