Venereal diseases in women: symptoms, diagnosis, consequences

An unpleasant surprise after a holiday romance or a romantic adventure with a stranger may become an STD. The topic is quite delicate, so people usually do not rush to go to the doctor. However, sexually transmitted diseases in women, whose symptoms may be absent, can lead to very unpleasant consequences.

Today, more than 20 of them are known. The most common STDs are chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis, genital herpes, hepatitis, genital warts and, of course, the most formidable HIV.

The problem is that the symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases in women do not always manifest. Often they do not even realize that they are infected and continue to transmit the infection to their sexual partners, and sometimes to their relatives by the way of life.

The disease, in its asymptomatic course, causes the body no less harm than with the presence of vivid symptomatology. Without timely therapy, it turns into a chronic form, which is harder to diagnose and treat. It can manifest itself in periodic exacerbations with a decrease in immunity.

So, how do venereal diseases manifest themselves? Symptoms in women depend on the body and have different severity. STDs can manifest themselves as follows:

• Redness, itching, burning, soreness and swelling of the genitals;
• Unusual discharge (abundant, purulent, having an unpleasant odor and strange color, frothy, etc.);
• Painful and frequent urination ;
• The appearance of ulcers, rashes, neoplasms on the genitals;
• abdominal pain;
• Violation of the cycle;
• Pain during sex.

Even the presence of one of these symptoms is an occasion to consult a doctor. By the way, similar inflammation of the genitourinary system, caused not by STDs, but by the conventional opportunistic flora, manifests itself in a similar way. Only on symptoms it is impossible to distinguish them, therefore it is necessary to visit a gynecologist or a venereologist.

Treatment can be assigned only after the agent is established. Quite often there is a combination of several diseases. Therefore, usually in the presence of symptoms, a complete diagnosis is carried out.

Today, crops and PCR are used to detect sexually transmitted diseases in women. Symptoms can only indirectly indicate specific pathogens. For example, the presence of ulcers is characteristic of genital herpes and trichomoniasis, and the appearance of odor of rotten fish in odor discharges is for gardnerella.

PCR has high accuracy and is capable of detecting even one DNA of the pathogen in the material. With the help of crops, it is possible to determine the number of microorganisms and preparations to which they are sensitive. The main drawback of the method is a very long performance of the tests, about a week.

To detect HIV, hepatitis and syphilis, blood from the vein is usually surrendered . These are the most formidable diseases that can lead even to the death of a person without treatment.

For the childbearing function, venereal diseases in women are especially dangerous. Symptoms go through without treatment, but chronic inflammations remain. They eventually lead to the formation of adhesions, pathological changes in mucous membranes, can periodically worsen, especially it is dangerous during pregnancy, as it can lead to her pathologies and even miscarriage.

Quite often, infertility leads to chronic endometritis, in which implantation of the embryo and its bearing become problematic. Sluggish inflammation of the ovaries disturbs their functioning, calls into question the possibility of pregnancy and worsens the state of women's health.

However, the most common complication of STDs, especially chlamydia, is the obstruction of the fallopian tubes. It occurs when there are adhesions in them and in a small pelvis. With this pathology, or fertilization is not possible at all, or there is an ectopic pregnancy that threatens the life of a woman.

So, sexually transmitted diseases in women, the symptoms of which may be absent, must be treated. Otherwise, they can lead to infertility, chronic inflammation, pelvic pain, even cancer and death.