Florent Lefortier answered
A vaginal staph infection is, unsurprisingly, a staph infection that affects the vagina.
What Is A Staph Infection?
A staph infection (pictured) is a skin condition that can vary quite significantly in its severity. Some staph infections can go pretty much unnoticed, whereas others can be life-threatening.
Staph infections can affect lots of different areas. The most common sites are the nose, mouth, anus, and genitals.
How Are Staph Infections Treated?
With antibiotics - usually in the form of ointment or oral capsules, with intravenous (IV) administration when the case is really severe.
If you think you have a vaginal staph infection, go to the doctor as soon as you can. It’ll only get worse if you don’t!
What Are The Symptoms Of A Vaginal Staph Infection?
Vaginal Staph Infections and Toxic Shock Syndrome
Vaginal staph infections often bring on Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), which is a potentially-fatal illness that can also be caused by using a tampon incorrectly. You’ll want to get the staph infection dealt with so that you don’t get TSS.
Don’t be embarrassed about going to the doctor - it’s not an STD, and even if it was, your doctor will have dealt with much worse!
What Is A Staph Infection?
A staph infection (pictured) is a skin condition that can vary quite significantly in its severity. Some staph infections can go pretty much unnoticed, whereas others can be life-threatening.
Staph infections can affect lots of different areas. The most common sites are the nose, mouth, anus, and genitals.
How Are Staph Infections Treated?
With antibiotics - usually in the form of ointment or oral capsules, with intravenous (IV) administration when the case is really severe.
If you think you have a vaginal staph infection, go to the doctor as soon as you can. It’ll only get worse if you don’t!
What Are The Symptoms Of A Vaginal Staph Infection?
- Redness and swelling
- Pain in the area
- Pus-filled boils
- Abscesses
Vaginal Staph Infections and Toxic Shock Syndrome
Vaginal staph infections often bring on Toxic Shock Syndrome (TSS), which is a potentially-fatal illness that can also be caused by using a tampon incorrectly. You’ll want to get the staph infection dealt with so that you don’t get TSS.
Don’t be embarrassed about going to the doctor - it’s not an STD, and even if it was, your doctor will have dealt with much worse!
