Contents:
- Medical Video: STD and STD Symptoms
- The most common venereal disease in women, plus ways to prevent it
- 1. Chlamydia
- 2. Gonorrhea or gonorrhea
- 3. Genital herpes
- 4. Syphilis
Medical Video: STD and STD Symptoms
Reporting from Medical DailyThe CDC cautioned that venereal disease causes infertility in nearly 24,000 women every year.This figure shows that women are also susceptible to venereal disease that is transmitted through sexual intercourse. What are the venereal diseases that often strike women?
The most common venereal disease in women, plus ways to prevent it
1. Chlamydia
Twice more cases of chlamydia are found in women than men. Chlamydia is caused by an infectionbacteria named chlamydia trachomatis and can be transmitted through sex. Worse yet, chlamydia can be transmitted through the mother and to her newborn baby.
Venereal disease in women does not immediately cause symptoms, but can appearafter a few weeks you are first infected. One characteristic of chlamydia is the discharge of vaginal discharge and heavy bleeding during menstruation.
If you want to clean the vagina, you can choose a vaginal cleanser that contains povidone-iodine. Female cleansers containing povidone-iodine, can increase good bacteria in the vagina and prevent bacterial infections.
2. Gonorrhea or gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a bacterial infectiongonococcuswhich can be transmitted from person to person when you have sexual contact with an infected person, or are exposed to their body fluids. Usually found in the vaginal fluid of an infected person. Therefore, gonorrhea can also be transmitted from mother to child.
Initial symptoms may be very mild or not so clear that they are often mistaken for vaginal infections or urinary tract infection. Symptoms of gonorrhea that often appear, both in men and women, among them are when urinating will feel painful or sore and the discharge of a thick liquid such as pus yellow or green from the vagina or penis.
However, the infection will spread to the female pelvic organs if it is not treated immediately and can cause vaginal bleeding, lower abdominal pain, fever, and pain during sexual intercourse.
3. Genital herpes
Genital herpes is a venereal disease caused by the herpes simplex virus or often called HSV. This is usually found in a red rash around the mouth, anus and genitals for sure. Sometimes these venereal diseases in women can cause pain or itching during urination.
4. Syphilis
Just like chlamydia, syphilis is one of the venereal diseases in women whose symptoms are not detected. It takes up to 90 days for women to really get syphilis. If detected early, syphilis will be more easily cured and will not cause permanent damage. However, untreated syphilis can cause serious damage to the brain or nervous system and other organs, including the heart.
