2023-06-28 03:58:02
Shim Bong-seok Professor, Department of Urology, Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital
Continuing from last week, I would like to continue talking about sexually transmitted diseases.
In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, epidemiological investigations were conducted to determine the route of infection whenever a confirmed case was identified. However, it is not known exactly where and from whom the common infectious diseases such as the common cold, including Corona 19, were transmitted, and in most cases there is no physical evidence even if the symptoms are gone.
however A disease in which the cause and process of infection can be clearly identifiedthere is as soon as ‘venereal disease’am. In precise medical terms, it means a direct route of infection. Sexually Transmitted Diseaseam. Sexually transmitted disease bacteria are contained in secretions or saliva, transmitted through any kind of sexual activityIt can be.
Currently, there are more than 30 types of causative bacteria of STDs, and the representative STDs are Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, ureaplasma, herpes, etc.there is The urethra is the most common site of infection by these STDs, and the larynx and rectum can also be infected depending on the type of sexual activity.
commonly Gonorrhea is common in men and chlamydia in women. Gonorrhea, which appears after an incubation period of 2 to 3 days after infection, causes symptoms such as discomfort in the penis, burning sensation in the urethra, pain during urination, and discharge in men, but no symptoms appear in 10% of male patients and 90% of female patients. . In case of chlamydia infection, discharge from the vagina or urethra, urination pain, lower abdominal pain, and external genital itching appear, and symptoms do not appear in 50% of male patients and 70-80% of female patients.
Sexually transmitted diseases in women often have no specific symptoms. 60% of female sexually transmitted disease patients are asymptomatic and do not even know that they are infected, so they do not receive a diagnosis or appropriate treatment, so they continue to transmit the infection to others. himself Serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility, ectopic pregnancy, or miscarriage occurYou may. Of course, about 20 to 30% of male STD patients are asymptomatic.
STDs are more common than men More than twice as common in womendo. woman This is because they are immunologically more vulnerable to sexually transmitted pathogens and have an anatomically susceptible external genital structure.am. In fact, looking at the chance of infection, when a man has sex with a woman with gonorrhea once, the infection rate is about 20%, but for women, the infection rate is 80% with just one sex with a man with gonorrhea, a whopping four times higher. The problem is that women are more susceptible to sexually transmitted diseases than men and are more often asymptomatic. It is often not diagnosed in time and the treatment period is missed.It is.
Trichomonas vaginitis, especially common in women, is transmitted through sexual intercourse, but the causative bacterium, Trichomonas protozoan, has the ability to survive and move in water, so it can be infected in a bath or swimming pool or through dirty clothes or towels. Symptoms include yellow foam and foul-smelling cold, and tingling or itching in the genitals. Men are often asymptomatic, so if only women are treated, it is a cause of reinfectionit can also be thus It is important to be treated togetherdo.
sexually transmitted disease Prevention is the best, but it can be cured with early detection and treatment. If something goes wrong, it is best to seek professional help immediately.. At this time Be sure to let your partner know as wellshould receive this is It is a courtesy to the other person and a way to prevent re-infection.
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