Post Date June, 25 2023
Sexually transmitted diseases are a group of diseases that primarily spread through sexual contact. The general term for diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhea, chancre, genital herpes, and sexually transmitted lymphogranuloma in male and female sexual organs. Having a sexually transmitted disease can easily associate people with unclean things, not only damaging personal reputation, but also causing various harm to human health. If left untreated after contracting sexually transmitted diseases, it can damage the human reproductive organs and lead to infertility. Some sexually transmitted diseases can also damage important organs such as the heart and brain, and even lead to death. The following is knowledge related to gonorrhea:
Gonorrhea symptoms such as acute urethritis
The main symptoms of gonorrhea are acute urethritis. Male patients generally develop symptoms about 3-5 days after infection. Patients feel a needle like pain in the urethra during urination, frequent urination, urgency, inability to urinate, and even blood in the urine. After 3 to 4 days, chartreuse and purulent secretions were discharged from the urethral orifice. The female urethra is shorter and thicker than the male urethra, and the reaction after gonorrhea is not obvious, only purulent secretion flows out from the vagina. Acute gonorrhea can manifest as acute urethritis or acute vestibular gland inflammation, redness and swelling of the urethral opening, redness and swelling of the vestibular gland, pain, purulent discharge, burning pain of the external genitalia, painful urination, and urgency of urination (but with milder symptoms than in males).
1. The hazards of gonorrhea include urethritis, inflammation and abscess around the urethra, foreskin inflammation, vasculitis, seminal vesiculitis, hydrocele, orchitis, prostatitis, balanoposthitis, gonococcal ulcer, orchitis, and urethral stricture. Neisseria gonorrhoeae can also spread through the bloodstream, causing arthritis, hepatitis, and seriously endangering life.
2. Inducing infertility: Retrograde infection of gonorrhea, infecting the male prostate, seminal vesicles, and testes. Causing abnormalities in sperm can lead to infertility.
3. Causes dysuria or urinary retention: slight pain in urination, only burning or slight tingling of the urethra is felt when urinating, and terminal hematuria is often seen. Urine is usually transparent, but gonococcal filaments can be seen floating in it. Redness and swelling of the urethral opening, burning pain, pus discharge, etc.
4. Causing sexual dysfunction: If gonorrhea is not treated in a timely manner, it is prone to symptoms such as decreased libido, weak erection, impotence, premature ejaculation, and neurasthenia.
Four points to do well in preventing gonorrhea in daily life
Although gonorrhea is one of the most harmful sexually transmitted diseases, its transmission has its unique pathway. How to prevent gonorrhea in daily life? To prevent gonorrhea, just pay attention to the following points:
