Post Date August, 27 2023
How to self check for female gonorrhea and how to self check for male gonorrhea? Take a look at the introduction of the following article.
What are the criteria for judging gonorrhea?
Female gonorrhea: often affects the urethra, cervix, vestibular glands, endometrium, fallopian tubes, etc. There is purulent discharge at the vaginal opening, abdominal pain, low back pain, cervical erosion, congestion, endometritis, menstrual disorders, leading to infertility or ectopic pregnancy.
Male gonorrhea: itching of the urethra, frequent urination, urgency, pain in urination, redness and swelling of the external urethral opening, purulent or bloody secretions, cloudy urine color, morning urine opening, and bifurcation of urine flow. Urinary incontinence, eversion of the urine outlet, and swelling of the perineum. In the middle and late stages, there is hematuria, bloody semen, and pyuria, which includes morning dripping, sealing, gonorrhea, prostatitis, seminal vesiculitis, orchitis, and urethral stricture.
Source of infection: mainly transmitted through sexual intercourse between gonorrhea patients and carriers. Secondly, there are indirect infections such as oral sex, anal sex, contact with contaminated secretions from patients, clothing, toilets, towels, bathrooms, etc. Newborns can be infected with gonorrhea in the birth canal. After infection, it can take up to one day and up to 20 days to develop.
Non reproductive gonorrhea: Suffering from gonococcal salpingitis and oophoritis, which can cause peritonitis and toxic shock. Untimely treatment can cause gonococcal bacteremia, septicemia, endocarditis, pericarditis. Repeated infections can lead to arthritis, deformities, and bone destruction. Anorectal intercourse can lead to proctitis, while masturbation can lead to laryngitis, tonsillitis, neck lymph node swelling, etc.
Gonorrhea in children: can cause gonococcal ophthalmia, corneal perforation, and even double blindness. Young girls who live with infected parents can also develop gonorrhea, often resulting in vaginitis, urethritis, vulvitis, proctitis, etc.
How do male and female patients determine if they have gonorrhea?
In males, the incubation period is 2-14 days and usually starts with mild discomfort in the urethra, followed by urinary pain and purulent discharge several hours later. When the lesion extends to the posterior urethra, frequent urination and urgency may occur. The examination showed purulent chartreuse urethral secretion, and the urethral orifice was red and swollen.
Women usually develop symptoms 7 to 12 days after infection, which are usually mild but sometimes severe, including painful urination, frequent urination, and vaginal discharge. The cervix and deep reproductive organs are the most commonly infected areas, followed by the urethra, rectum, paraurethral ducts, and vestibular glands. The cervix becomes red and brittle, accompanied by mucopurulent or purulent secretions. When compressing the pubic symphysis, pus can be squeezed out from the urethra, paraurethral glandular duct or vestibular gland. Salpingitis is a common complication.
