Chlamydosis

The disease is caused by chlamydia parasitizing the mucous membranes of various organs. This is not a harmless infection is 2-3 times more likely than gonorrhea. In men, it can cause inflammation of the urethra, prostate, epididymis, rectum during homosexual intercourse and even joint damage. In women, and causes inflammation of the urethra, uterine tubes and cervix, changes in the structure of its mucous membrane, can cause ectopic pregnancy. Children due to this disease have lesions of the mucous membranes of the eyes, lungs, ear, it can lead to the death of newborns. Chlamydia is the cause of venereal lymphogranuloma in adults, which are usually infected in tropical countries.
The first signs of the disease appear usually 1-2 weeks after contact with the patient. Men usually complain of mucopurulent, translucent or watery discharge from the urethra, itching or pain when urinating. The sponges of the urethra are slightly reddened, swollen, often stuck together. In some cases, there are no signs of the disease, although a person is infected and can infect his partner during sexual intercourse.
Over time, the itching in the urethra decreases or disappears completely, the discharge becomes insignificant and is usually observed only in the morning before the "first" urine. However, this does not mean that the disease has passed, from acute it has passed into the chronic with the spread of infection along the urethra.
Quite often there are lesions of the prostate gland. There are unpleasant sensations in a perineum, a rectum, pulling pains in a loin. Discharge from the urethra is mild, mucous or watery, usually in the morning. Another common complication of chlamydia in men is inflammation of the epididymis. It often begins suddenly. The temperature rises, the scrotum becomes swollen, its skin hot, red and tense, the epididymis increases. Sometimes the pain spreads to the inguinal canal. Patients may be impaired sperm formation, infertility may develop. A serious complication is Reiter's syndrome. In this disease, in addition to the urethra, the mucous membrane of the eyes and joints (usually knee and ankle) are affected. Sometimes the illness lasts for several months.
In women, most chlamydia parasitize the mucous membrane of the urethra and cervix. There are discharge, itching, burning, frequent urge to urinate, mucopurulent discharge, pain, heaviness in the pelvis. Often the infection passes to the mucous membrane of the uterus, fallopian tubes, ovaries. It is accompanied by pains in the lower abdomen, general malaise, fever, violation of the menstrual cycle, an increase in the appendages of the uterus, and mucocutaneous discharge. Sometimes the temperature rises to 40 ± C. However, more than half of the patients have no signs of disease, and therefore they do not seek medical help. Meanwhile, the consequences of this inflammatory process are serious enough - from infertility and ectopic pregnancy to premature birth and death in childbirth mother and child.
The nulliparous women with chlamydia should not use intrauterine contraceptives (spirals), since their use contributes to the complication of the inflammatory process of the appendages. It is better to avoid the introduction of a spiral after the inflammation of the fallopian tubes. The cause of exacerbations of chlamydia in women can be sexual partners who, not knowing that they are sick, endlessly "endow" them with this infection.
Cytomegalovirus infection. Sexually transmitted. Pathogen - cytomegalovirus is found in saliva, urine, blood, breast milk, vaginal discharge and cervix, as well as in extremely large quantities in the sperm. The most common are in the genital tract of women with promiscuous sexual intercourse.