Patient's question:
My husband has now developed prostatitis, and he is very afraid of passing it to me, so he has not had sexual intercourse. I would like to ask if prostatitis is contagious? I hope you can help me understand this.Doctor's answer:
The types of prostatitis can be contagious. Clinically, a small proportion of chronic prostatitis is caused by trichomoniasis or fungal infections, or by infections with Neisseria gonorrhoeae, mycoplasma, or chlamydia, which are known as specific prostatitis in clinical practice. For these infectious factors, there is a certain level of transmissibility in the early stages of the disease. Therefore, during sexual activity, it is possible to transmit the infectious bacteria to the female partner, causing specific vaginal inflammation.