Chlamydia trachomatis: treatment, diagnosis, complications

Today, one of the most formidable STDs is Chlamydia trachomatis, whose treatment is a long and time consuming process. Complications, however, developing when infected with it, are very serious. In addition, now the number of patients with chlamydia is extremely high and is constantly increasing.

This is due to the fact that the disease often develops without symptoms. A person who does not even suspect that he has chlamydia trachomatis present in the body, does not medicate and infects other people.

To the doctor usually come when complications develop, as a rule, irreversible. One of them is infertility, which occurs in both men and women. In addition, there are chronic inflammations of various urogenital organs.

In women, chlamydia trachomatis most often affects the uterus and fallopian tubes. However, urethritis, cystitis, cervicitis and other diseases also occur. A characteristic feature of chlamydia is the formation of adhesions that cause infertility and interfere with the normal functioning of the organs.

In addition, chlamydia in pregnancy causes pathologies, including in the fetus. Possible miscarriages, intrauterine infection, the baby can become infected during labor with the subsequent development of pneumonia and conjunctivitis.

Men develop urethritis, prostatitis and a host of other diseases. Infection with chlamydia worsens the quality of sperm produced.

If a chlamydia trachomatis is found in a person, treatment should be performed by a qualified venereologist. Treatment scheme is selected individually. The prescription of infection, the stage of the disease, the state of the organism, the concomitant infections, the localization and severity of the process are taken into account.

The symptomatology of chlamydia is similar to other STDs and inflammations of the genitourinary system caused by a conditionally pathogenic flora. In addition, it is often accompanied by other infections, so it is advisable to conduct a comprehensive diagnosis.

Today, crops, PCR and ELISA are widely used. Often apply several methods at once. PCR is a highly sensitive method that can detect even one chlamydia DNA in the preparation. It is actively used to diagnose latent and chronic infections. The material for research can be secretions, swabs, scrapings, blood, urine.

The method of ELISA examines the blood. The analysis evaluates the immune response of the body to infection. The level of antibodies IgA, IgG, IgM is determined. According to their titre, you can establish the stages of the disease (recent infection, exacerbation, cure). If chlamydia trachomatis has ever been present in the human body, IgG will be raised even with complete cure.

If there is chlamydia trachomatis, how to treat, only the doctor decides. The use of foreign therapy schemes and their independent selection are unacceptable. Complexity of treatment lies in the fact that chlamydia are between bacteria and viruses. They are able to be inside the cell and become inaccessible to drugs.

Therefore, treatment is not limited to the use of antibiotics alone. Use drugs that pass through the cell membrane. Immunomodulators are mandatory, as chlamydia inhibits immunity.

Prescribe also vitamins, probiotics, hepatoprotectors, enzyme preparations. Actively use local treatment. Apply suppositories, vaginal tampons, rectal suppositories, enemas, baths, instillations.

Physiotherapeutic effects are also used. Apply electrophoresis, infrared radiation, magnetic field, quantum therapy, ultrasound, iontophoresis.

It is preferable to administer the drugs intramuscularly and intravenously. This increases their bioavailability. Control of treatment is performed in a month by examining the tests.

Thus, chlamydia trachomatis, whose treatment can be long and difficult, can lead to infertility and chronic inflammation of the urogenital organs. Infection with it has an extremely unfavorable effect on the course of pregnancy, the health of the mother and child.