Whether or not the male partner of a woman with vaginitis should be treated depends on what kind of vaginitis the female partner has, some need to be treated and some do not. Trichomoniasis can be transmitted through sexual intercourse, so such women need to be treated at the same time as their partners, otherwise the man will become a carrier and the woman will transmit it to her during sexual intercourse when she is well. Bacterial vaginitis and mycotic vaginitis routinely do not require treatment in men, but if the patient has frequent recurrences of mycotic vaginitis, the male partner needs to have his foreskin checked by the male unit. Because some men have long foreskin and the foreskin scale contains mycobacteria, it can easily lead to recurrence in women, so such boys should also be given treatment.