Primary prevention can be accomplished by the reduction of modifiable risk factors that increase the likelihood of developing<unk> . These factors include, but are not limited to, sexual intercourse (particularly unprotected intercourse) and genital irritation from contact with tight clothing, physical activity, and various irritants such as soap, lotion and spermicides. Bacterial infections leading to gonococcal and non-gonococcal<unk>  can be prevented by: * sexual abstinence * use of barrier contraception, such as condoms * pre-exposure vaccination: HPV and Hepatitis B vaccines * reducing number of sexual partners Chlorhexidine is an antibacterial agent that covers a wide spectrum of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Rinsing with 15 ml of a 0.12% or 10 ml of 0.2% chlorhexidine solution for 30 seconds produced large and prolonged reductions in salivary bacterial counts within 7 hours of its use. One hypothesis in 2010 posed the potential use of chlorhexidine rinsing before oral sex as a prevention strategy of recurrent non-gonococcal<unk>  caused by bacteria entering the urethra from oral cavity following "insertive oral intercourse", particularly in men. However, actual clinical studies are yet to be carried out in order to prove this hypothesis.
Urethritis
Urinary tract infection
Vaginitis
Oophoritis
Chondritis
Orchitis
Prostatitis
Salpingitis