- Gonorrhea - Avoid casual relationships
- Causes
Gonorrhea - is a contagious disease that is transmitted mainly through sexual contact. It also can be transmitted by contact with body liquids - so it can be passed from mother to child during childbirth. Gonorrhea is most common among people with multiple sexual partners.
Causes
Gonorrhoea is a gram diplococcus Neisseria gonorrhoeae, a bacterium that lives and multiplies in the mucous membranes of the body. They can live on the cervix and the uterus and fallopian tubes of women and urethra in both women and men. These bacteria may also live in the mouth, throat and anus.
Every year the world's recorded hundreds of thousands of cases of gonorrhea. Now she is more likely to get sick all the young girls under the age of 20 years.
Symptoms
Some infected with gonorrhea are asymptomatic, so recognize the disease can be difficult. If symptoms occur, it takes 10-30 days after challenge.
Symptoms of gonorrhea in women:
- Greenish-yellow or white vaginal discharge
- Pain in the lower abdomen
- Burning sensation when urinating
- Conjunctivitis (redness and itching of the eye)
- Bleeding during menstruation
- Smearing bleeding after intercourse
- Inflammation of the vulva (vulvitis)
- Burning in the throat and inflammation of the lymph nodes in the throat (if the infection occurred during oral sex)
The symptoms can be so mild that they do not notice the woman. Sometimes the symptoms of gonorrhea take for signs of thrush and taking non-prescription drugs. Because vaginal discharge
The whole truth about vaginal secretions
It may be a symptom of a variety of violations when they occur you should always consult a physician.
Symptoms of gonorrhea in men:
- Greenish-yellow or white discharge from the penis
- Burning sensation when urinating
- The pain and inflammation of the testicles
- Burning in the throat and inflammation of the lymph nodes in the throat (if the infection occurred during oral sex)
Symptoms of gonorrhea in men usually appear within 14 days after infection.
Diagnostics
For the diagnosis of gonorrhea in women usually do the analysis of the stroke, and men - urinalysis. If you suspect that the infection occurred during oral or anal sex, do the appropriate analyzes. Results of analyzes reported by the patients for a few days.
Treatment
Gonorrhea is treated with the help of oral or intravenous antibiotics. Partner with an infected person are also encouraged to undergo treatment, even if he has no symptoms of gonorrhea.
Most often used to treat gonorrhea antibiotics such as cefixime and ceftriaxone. Some gonorrhea strains become resistant to certain antibiotics
Antibiotics - whether they will help you in the foreseeable future?
- In part, as they are relatively rare.
It is important to go through the whole course of antibiotics to the end, even if the symptoms of gonorrhea disappear in a few days. Otherwise, it does not exclude the possibility of recurrence of the infection and the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria, pathogens.
Some patients used to treat gonorrhea antibiotics cause side effects such as nausea
Nausea - there may be problems with the nervous system
and vomiting. Usually they pass quickly, but if they persist for a long time, and also if there are more serious side effects, contact your doctor.
During the course of treatment for gonorrhea should abstain from sexual intercourse.
In the absence of adequate treatment for gonorrhea
Gonorrhea - self-ruled
It can cause serious complications in both men and women. In particular, a chronic infection in women can cause pelvic inflammatory disease, which in turn may cause damage to the fallopian tubes and infertility. In addition, women with gonorrhea increases the risk of ectopic pregnancy.
In men, gonorrhea can cause epididymitis, scarring of the urethra, the result of which becomes difficult urination and during prolonged absence of treatment, infertility.
In some cases, gonorrhea enters the bloodstream and affects the joints, causing life-threatening condition.