Gonorrhea spreads for centuries because of unsafe sex

WHO estimates that an average of 78 million people a year, can infect the genitals, rectum, throat .

Master Nguyen Van Hoc, Male - Sexual Clinics, Department of Male Urology, Hospital of Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy, said smuggling is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae . The disease has been present for centuries, even mentioned in the Bible, but so far the infection rate remains high.

Statistics in the US show that piracy is the second most in this country. During the 1980s and 1990s, due to an increase in community awareness of sexual diseases, the rate of gonorrhea decreased by 10% per year. This rate did not change until 1996, then continued to increase.

According to estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO), 78 million people suffer from gonorrhea every year globally. This number is expected to continue to increase due to unsafe sex. The disease is common in young people, especially between the ages of 15 and 24. Men get more gonorrhea than women, but this rate is increasingly narrowed by gonorrhea screening programs for women.

A rare complication of gonorrhea is systemic gonorrhea.(Artwork: Menshealth).

Depending on the location of exposure to the source, it can lead to gonorrhea in the genitals, urethra, anus, rectum, mouth or throat. Symptoms of the disease usually manifest within 5 days after exposure to the source of infection. However, the incubation period can last from one to 14 days.

Patients with gonorrhea often experience pain and burning when urinating, defecation, pus flowing from the penis or anus. Oral infections cause sore throat. Gonorrhea without treatment spreads to other parts of the reproductive tract, causes epididymitis, acute or chronic prostatitis, urethral stenosis and urinary infections.

A rare complication of gonorrhea is systemic gonorrhea . Typical symptoms are floating skin nodules, wrist and joint pain, less symptoms in the genitals.

In women, cervix and vagina are the two main places affected by gonorrhea, but most do not show symptoms. Therefore, women often delay in diagnosis and treatment, easily infect others. Long-term gonorrhea will cause serious complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease and ovarian inflammation that lead to infertility, an increased risk of HIV infection. In women, the common symptom is opaque bleeding, frequent urination, vaginal bleeding between two periods.

Gonorrhea bacteria grow well in moist environment of genital area, throat, anus, mouth. Experts warning oral sex habits (oral sex) are easy to cause throat infections. Statistics show that women have more throat infections than men. Other symptoms such as lower abdominal pain, or pain during intercourse in women may be a sign of complications. Unlike men, women have a shorter incubation period and symptoms do not appear monthly after infection.

If women have gonorrhea during pregnancy, the risk of miscarriage and premature birth increases. Gonorrhea germs transmitted from mother to child during delivery pose a danger to the baby such as miscarriage, blindness, arthritis, blood infection. Treating babies right after birth will reduce their risk. The risk of transmission from infected mother to child is 30% to 47%.

The American Physician Association recommends that all women under 25, sexually active, women in high-risk groups due to multiple partners, new partners, pregnant . should go to control gonorrhea.

Gonorrhea can be detected by urethral, ​​vaginal, cervical, rectal, throat examination, fluid culture or fluid translation. Results are available in one to two weeks with an accuracy of 90% to 95%. Currently there is an easy screening test for urine that is easy to do, giving results after about 20 minutes. This test is more expensive but helps to treat it well and prevents the spread of contraband more effectively.

What is gonorrhea?

Good gonorrhea (gonorrhea) is one of the leading sexually transmitted diseases in the world, caused by the Gram-negative bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Gonorrhea can spread from person to person through the mouth, genitals or anus. Men are 20% more likely to get sick in one sexual intercourse with infected women. Women have about 60–80% of their chances of getting sick in one sexual intercourse with infected men. The infection rate is higher for men who have sex with men.

A mother who becomes ill during pregnancy can pass it on to her baby. The disease is not contagious if you simply use a bathroom or toilet without contacting the specimen.