Some of the Eastern sages said: "Sex - it is a divine gift to enjoy, to celebrate the beauty and grandeur of the world." But the celebration of life can happen
Our expert - gynecologist Marina Vedeleeva .
Dangerous thirty
The theme is very prosaic - sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Almost each of us once in my life met them personally. Incidentally, they are more than 30 from the deadly HIV to the banal chlamydia, which, incidentally, also can not be called trifling. Especially on the prevalence in Russia it is second only to the flu.
Of course, most STDs are treatable, but not all. For example, with genital herpes give up never succeed - medication only alleviates the disease and reduce the frequency and severity of relapses. Get rid of the human papillomavirus (HPV) is the only chance those under 25. Later, the virus will not be able to destroy the meaning of treatment - to eliminate changes in the tissues that are affected by the virus. By the way, it is believed that HPV can cause cancer of the cervix, vagina, vulva and penis. The virus of genital herpes affects the sperm and if they are infected woman during pregnancy, it can cause severe congenital disease of the fetus.
Successful treatment will only be the case if you start it without delay and to bring to the end. How to observe the very first danger signals?
Announced alarm!
There are seven basic attributes, finding that it is not necessary to delay the visit to the doctor.
Itching and burning in the intimate area.
Redness in the genital area and the anus, sometimes - sores, blisters, pimples.
Discharge from the genital odor.
Frequent, painful urination.
Swollen lymph nodes, especially in the groin area.
In women - pain in the abdomen, into the vagina.
Discomfort during intercourse.
However, for example, syphilis, or chlamydia may occur several weeks after infection, and sometimes sexually transmitted diseases in general for a long time may leak hidden, becomes chronic.
We take a closer look
Chlamydia
Symptoms . After 1-4 weeks after infection they appear in patients with purulent discharge, painful urination and abdominal pain, back pain, bleeding between menstrual periods in women, in men - pain in the scrotum, perineum.
How dangerous? Women can lead to inflammation of the fallopian tubes, cervix, pathology of pregnancy and childbirth, diseases of the liver, the spleen; men - to inflammation of the epididymis, prostate, bladder, violation of potency. Newborn babies can develop conjunctivitis, loss of a nasopharynx, lung inflammation.
Trichomoniasis
Symptoms . They may occur 4-21 days after infection, sometimes later. In women, there are abundant frothy white or yellowish-green color with a pungent smell, causing severe itching and irritation of the genitals, as well as pain, burning during urination, pain during intercourse. In men, there is a burning sensation when urinating, muco-purulent discharge from the urethra. However, the disease is often asymptomatic.
How dangerous? Women are affected neck and an inner layer of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries, urinary tract. The infection can even cause peritonitis! In men suffering prostate, testes and epididymis, the urinary tract.
Mycoplasmosis (men - ureaplasmosis)
Symptoms . It may find itself in 3 days after infection, and maybe in a month, manifested by itching and discomfort in the genital area, scarce clear discharge, painful urination.
How dangerous? Frequent complications of trichomoniasis in women - inflammation of genitals, male - impaired spermatogenesis.
Gonorrhea
Symptoms . After 3-7 days after infection in women appear yellow-green vaginal discharge, frequent, painful urination, lower abdominal pain, and sometimes bleeding. However, most of the fairer sex disease goes unnoticed for a long time. In men, pain and a burning sensation when urinating, a yellowish green purulent discharge from the urethra.
What is dangerous? Women are affected the urethra, vagina, rectum, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes. Men - internal genitals develops a chronic inflammation of the epididymis, seminal vesicles, prostate, which threatens to impotence, infertility.
Syphilis
Symptoms . The incubation period of the disease from 3 to 6 weeks. The first sign - a rounded shape sore (chancre). In women, it lives on the labia or the vaginal mucosa (sometimes - in the anus, mouth, lips), men - on the penis or scrotum. By itself, it is painless, but after a week or two after its occurrence increases the nearest lymph nodes. It was at this time it is necessary to begin treatment! This is the first stage of the disease when still reversible. After 2-4 months after infection develop the second stage - all over my body "spreads" rash, appear high fever, headache, increased almost all the lymph nodes. In some patients, the hair falls on his head, wide kandilomy grow on the genitals and the anus.
How dangerous? This disease is called a slow death if nedolechitsya time to finish, there are serious problems with the musculoskeletal system, irreversible changes in the internal organs, the nervous system - begins third stage of the disease, in which about a quarter of patients die.
Forget about the Internet!
I noticed that something was wrong? Better to be safe and hurry to the doctor and not to look on the Internet and how to treat the symptoms.
How to diagnose STDs? First - check-up, then - analyzes and studies. The most modern method of DNA diagnostics: PCR (polymerase chain reaction). To study taking scrapings from the urethra, vagina and cervix.
Doctors are also using ELISA method (taken blood from a vein or scraping and is determined by the presence of antibodies to STDs) bacterioscopy (often reveals gonorrhea and trichomonas), and many other diagnostic methods.
Treat STDs antibacterial agents and local procedures (washing of the urethra in men, in women Vaginal and other procedures). Upon completion of the course of treatment is required to pass a check-up - to pass a few tests to verify the absence of infection in the body.
How to protect yourself?
Classic defense against STDs - a condom. High-quality and properly matched in size.
Use and emergency medical prophylaxis - a single dose or injection of antibacterial drugs, which may appoint a doctor-dermatologist. The procedure allows to prevent gonorrhea, chlamydia, ureaplasmosis, mycoplasmosis, syphilis and trichomoniasis. But this method can not resort often.
But as douching after intercourse special gels or chlorine-containing antiseptics, most experts say: it does not reduce the risk of infection.
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