Can sexually transmitted diseases cause male infertility? Can sexually transmitted diseases affect women's fertility

We all know that sexually transmitted diseases have problems. Once contaminated with sexually transmitted diseases, we not only suffer pain, but also involve our families around us.

Sexually transmitted diseases belong to infectious diseases. In a broad sense, the prevention of infectious diseases can be divided into three levels of prevention: primary prevention and primary prevention. Primary prevention refers to the prevention of certain diseases, including health education; Z-level prevention mainly involves treating and treating patients, cutting off the source of infection; Third level prevention refers to the prevention of post disease disability and the promotion of rehabilitation.

For individuals: Can sexually transmitted diseases lead to male infertility?

Most male patients with sexually transmitted diseases can be cured as long as they are treated promptly, and generally do not affect male reproductive function. But if not treated in a timely and formal manner, it can lead to repeated infections, which can cause prostatitis, epididymitis, vasculitis, and seminal vesiculitis. Inflammation in these areas can affect the storage, survival, and output of sperm, leading to male infertility. For example, mycoplasma can cause one-third of male patients to have low sperm content, abnormally increased sperm motility, decreased viscosity, and gonorrhea can cause prostatitis, epididymitis, and orchitis, leading to infertility

Can sexually transmitted diseases affect women's fertility?

Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is the most common complication of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) infection in the female reproductive tract, accounting for about 60-70% of all causes of female pelvic inflammatory disease. Untreated cervicitis has a probability of 10-20% for pelvic inflammatory disease and 8-10% for chlamydia trachomatis. Infertility is an important complication of pelvic inflammatory disease. It is estimated that 60 to 80 million couples in the world suffer from infertility, especially in high incidence areas of STD in Africa, which is about 2.6 to 32%, with the majority being caused by STD. The infertility rate caused by early syphilis in women is 25% -40%. Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and Mycoplasma urealyticum often cause cervical inflammation, ascending infections, salpingitis, endometritis, and pelvic inflammatory disease. The symptoms are often mild or not obvious, but inflammation in these areas continues to develop, leading to infertility. Even if pregnant, women often experience ectopic pregnancy due to blocked fallopian tubes.

How to prevent contracting sexually transmitted diseases?

In sexual contact, in addition to the need for you and your lover to clean themselves, avoid improper sexual behavior, and reduce the risk of infectious diseases, you also need to practice some "self-defense techniques" for sexual diseases, and "be carefree" in sexual life.

Avoiding sexual intercourse during emergency periods: