In offices, or even parks, public places, sharing toilets is inevitable. However, there are many people, mainly women, who are concerned about whether sharing toilets can spread diseases in the private area?
Ms. Minh Hoa (34 years old, in Dong Da, Hanoi) who is working for a foreign company shared that she herself is very shy about going to the toilet at the company, because one floor of an office building with a few hundred people but only few toilets. Although someone cleans up, she still feels worried, especially about the risk of contracting social diseases from shared toilets.
According to Ms. Hoa, she herself once had a very uncomfortable vaginal itching, fortunately, it was just a common infection, not a serious disease. She believes that it is the shared toilet that causes her itching. Therefore, every time she goes to the toilet, in addition to wiping the seat thoroughly, she also lined up a lot of paper before she dared to sit.
Many women worry that sharing toilets will spread diseases in the private area. (Illustration)
Master and doctor Phan Chi Thanh (Central Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital) said that Ms. Hoa’s sharing is also a worry of many women, the doctor himself often has to answer questions related to this problem.
According to Dr. Thanh, first of all, it is necessary to point out that the most common sexually transmitted diseases today are HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea… These are diseases that are transmitted through direct contact between genital organs and secretions. genitals such as semen, vaginal discharge during sex. But mere skin-to-skin contact, such as going to the bathroom in a public restroom, did not increase the risk of these diseases.
However, with syphilis, it is completely different. There is now much medical evidence that the HPV virus (which causes genital warts) can be transmitted by simple skin-to-skin contact.
Doctor Thanh said, HPV virus can survive for many days in between fingers, fingernails, or other public contact surfaces such as doorknobs, toilet flush button… Therefore, if In public restrooms that are not properly cleaned, HPV can be transmitted by contact, for example, through the skin of hands, feet, and toilet door handles.
Wipers and doorknobs are easy places to get infected by contact. (Illustration)
More importantly, the HPV virus can be passed on to others even if the infected person has no signs or symptoms. Most HPV infections go away on their own. Cases that do not go away on their own will cause a number of health problems such as: genital warts, warts on the skin, some cases can cause cervical cancer in women and cancer of the penis. male object.
Therefore, to prevent the disease, it is necessary to get vaccinated against HPV, the best time to get it is before having sex. In addition, it is still very important to have a safe sex life, and to use protection methods such as condoms is still extremely important. Being faithful to a single, monogamous partner also helps limit the risk of HPV transmission.
On the other hand, regular screening for sexually transmitted diseases is extremely important. In daily activities, it is necessary to clean hands before and after using the toilet. Toilets also need to be cleaned and disinfected often, especially items that are often handled …
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