A 44-year-old member asked:
Can escherichia coli live in vagina and infect baby?
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Dr. Joseph Woodsanswered
Pathology 30 years experience
Not likely.: While anything is possible in medicine, even this, it is unlikely. The vagina has an acidic environment the kills most bacteria so the uterus does not get infected. Having said this, urinary tract infections from e.Coli can result from sexual activity, and moreover, venereal diseases, like chlamydia certainly can get to the womb and cause pelvic iflammatory disease, and infect the baby.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
If your dog licks your vagina, can it get infected?
Dr. Heidi Fowleranswered
Psychiatry 27 years experience
If your dog licks: Your vagina you may infect it with diseases that you carry (if it is suspectible to them). Bacteria from your dog's tongue can be transmitted to you t... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
I have a cut in my vagina, what do I do to treat it? I'm not sure if it's infected or not.
Dr. Wayne Ingramanswered
Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Hot sitz baths: Sit in a bathtub with hot water and soak the area to relieve the pain, then see a gyn md to evaluated the "depth of the problem".
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A 23-year-old male asked:
I just touches the vagina with my pennis am I infected to hiv?
Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 55 years experience
Very unlikely: With unprotected vaginal sex to completion (several minutes), the average HIV transmission chance female to male is once for every 2,000 exposures. Th... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Would I get infected if contaminated water splash up to my vagina from public toilet?
Dr. Mark Farberanswered
Pulmonary Critical Care 56 years experience
Always flush toilet: Possible, but unlilkely. Also could depend on what contaminates the water. Remember, the water that flushes toilets is the same as drinking water, so ... Read More
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A 17-year-old female asked:
I've been treated for clamydia before and I went through the medications exactly as i was told but now I'm feeling the same pain In my vagina as I did before I was treated. I have been sexually active and I feel as if I was re-infected I'm 17 and I dont w
A Verified Doctoranswered
Family Medicine 14 years experience
You may have been: Re-infection with chlamydia is very common especially if your sexual partner was not treated at the same time you were. A male will usually have no s... Read More
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