Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. At least 8% of the world's population suffers from this disease, about 80% have previously been treated. The disease proceeds for a long time without symptoms, there is a risk of getting a chronic form, prostatitis, infertility.
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Chlamydia in men, causes:
The causative agent is Chlamydia trachomatis.
It affects the genitourinary system, joints, digestive organs, eyes, teeth, skin. The patient suffers not only from chlamydia, but can also suffer from urethritis, arthritis, prostatitis, conjunctivitis, caries.
In 90% of cases, chlamydia is transmitted sexually.
Infection through common things and household items is practically excluded: chlamydia are not resistant to the external environment and cannot live outside the human body.
First of all, the risk of contracting chlamydia increases due to the lack of contraception during sexual intercourse. Further, factors such as the presence of other sexually transmitted diseases, stress, poor nutrition, excessive alcohol consumption, and weakened immunity are also considered.
If the body is healthy, then you may not get infected: the immune system with its phagocytes will cope with chlamydia.
Chlamydia in men, symptoms:
In 50% of cases, the disease is asymptomatic, or with subtle signs of the disease, which then leads to a chronic picture.
The incubation period lasts up to four weeks. The patient has no symptoms, the condition is "at the level of normal". During this period, chlamydia is easier to treat: bacteria are not resistant to drugs.
If a man is simultaneously ill with another sexually transmitted disease, then chlamydia will manifest itself vividly. A carrier of chlamydia will have pain in the lower back and groin, he will feel a burning sensation after the toilet and during sexual intercourse, transparent ("glass") discharge may appear after sleep. In advanced cases, the urine will become cloudy.
If chlamydia is not treated, it can turn into a chronic form, which is accompanied by prostatitis and a number of other diseases related to the genitourinary system. Ultimately, infertility.
Treatment
In the early stages, chlamydia is treated with a week-long course of antibiotics, so you should not waste precious time and consult a qualified doctor, a specialist urologist http://mclinica.ru/price/urology/konsultatsiya-urologa/. Among the drugs are Azithromycin, Erythromycin, Doxycycline, Spiramycin.
If the period is more than three months from the date of infection, then the doctor prescribes treatment with two or three drugs. At the same time, the patient drinks a course of vitamins, drugs for dysbiosis (consequences of the use of antibiotics), antifungal drugs.
