Chlamydial infection. Symptoms, consequences, treatment

Chlamydial infection is a sexually transmitted disease. The main lesion can be called the genitourinary system. Chlamydia is considered the most rapidly spreading disease in the STI category. More than 80 million people are infected worldwide every year. Most people are infected between the ages of 15 and 40 years.

Causes of infection:

- unprotected vaginal and anal sex;

- through the seats of toilet bowls, common towels and personal hygiene items .

Chlamydial infection. Symptoms

Signs of the disease in men:

- There are transparent discharge from the urethra, especially in the morning. Sponges of the urethra stick together, my emanation becomes painful, a person constantly experiences discomfort, these symptoms can accompany constant itching;

- on the sexual organ there are reddening caused by the inflammatory process;

- there is general malaise, fatigue, a slight increase in temperature;

Soreness of the scrotum.

Sipmptomy in women.

In half the cases, the woman is a carrier and does not experience any symptoms. But the absence of manifestations allows the disease to take a more severe form, the chlamydial infection spreads to the organs of the female reproductive system, which can have very negative consequences. That's why women are strongly encouraged to periodically visit a gynecologist and take tests to check their own health. Possible Symptoms:

- vaginal discharge, which is a turbid mucus;

- cutting pain with urination;

- pain during sexual intercourse and discharge of blood;

- General fatigue and malaise.

Chlamydial infection and its consequences

The most dangerous consequence is infertility. This applies to both women and men.

Consequences for women

The reproductive organs are affected. There is inflammation, the formation of adhesions, and this directly affects the ability of a woman to become pregnant, since the egg can not penetrate the uterine tubes into the uterine cavity. So a woman appears obstruction of the fallopian tubes.

In view of inflammation, swelling of the tubes and ovaries, ectopic pregnancy is likely to occur, which, with late diagnosis, will lead to rupture of the fallopian tubes, profuse bleeding and, consequently, even death.

In addition, the consequences are cystitis, endocervicitis, vulvitis, proctitis, ophthalmic chlamydiosis, pharyngitis, endometritis and other diseases.

The disease on the background of pregnancy is very dangerous and affects the development of the fetus. Chlamydial infection in children born from infected mothers leads to conjunctivitis of varying severity and chronic eye diseases.

Consequences in men

Chlamydial infection affects the prostate gland, testicles, which greatly reduces the quality of sperm and leads to infertility. The activity of spermatozoa decreases and the permeability of the genital tract is impaired.

Also, the infection causes chronic prostatitis, epididymitis and urethritis.

Treatment of Chlamydia

When manifesting the symptoms of the disease, it is necessary to visit the gynecologist or venereologist urgently. After a comprehensive examination, patients are usually given a course of antibiotics. If there are no contraindications, it is used for the treatment of tetracycline or doxycycline, but these drugs are prohibited for pregnant women.

Chlamydia can recur, so after a course of treatment, approximately four weeks later, repeated tests are required to completely eliminate the disease.

This infection is difficult to treat, requires time and money. The main preventive measure is the use of condoms and the absence of unprotected sex acts.