What are the STDs? And how to prevent STDs?
When it comes to STDs, you may think of AIDS, but did you know? There is more than one STD, there are also warts, gonorrhea and so on. Here, together with the following analysis.
A. The hidden truth about underwear
A pair of underwear wrapped, not only privacy and shame, some times may also hide some of the STDs you can identify with the naked eye, such as.
01. acne warts
If you are a regular reader of the article, you may not be a stranger to warts (cauliflower), and the HPV virus is too deep.
Warts are sexually transmitted diseases caused by low-risk HPV (such as HPV6 and HPV11) infections, mainly wart-like lesions, and are among the most common sexually transmitted diseases worldwide.
According to statistics, the annual incidence of warts is on a growing trend, and the number of people with warts in China is actually the 2nd most common sexually transmitted disease.
⭕ Transmission
The main transmission is through sexual contact, but also includes some marginal sexual behavior, contact with the skin or mucous membrane infected by HPV and cause infection.
However, indirect transmission, mother-to-child transmission, and medical transmission of HPV also exist and may cause associated condyloma acuminatum, but the chances are relatively small.
⭕ Symptom presentation
When men are diagnosed with condyloma acuminatum, symptoms usually appear on the glans, coronal groove, prepuce, urethral opening, penile region, and perineum.
They are usually single, multiple or clusters of small reddish granules with soft texture and slightly sharp tips.
And the morphology is mainly cauliflower, nipple, coronary, etc. The surface may be vesiculated, oozing, broken, bleeding...
02. Genital herpes
Genital herpes is a common sexually transmitted disease caused by HSV (herpes simplex virus), which infects the genital and perianal skin mucosa.
The disease is also quite torturous and is usually chronic and recurrent, making it difficult to cure.
⭕ Transmission routes
The main transmission route is also sexual contact, both direct and indirect (e.g., oral, chrysalis).
According to statistics, genital herpes occurs in sexually active men and women between the ages of 15 and 45, and the incidence has been on the rise in recent years.
In addition to this there is also the possibility of mother-to-child and mother-to-fetus transmission, but the chances are small.
⭕ Symptoms
The main manifestations are blisters, pain, itching or ulcers in the genital area.
After the initial infection, the virus will be dormant in the body, which means that there are no obvious symptoms to show, but it will be activated by a decrease in resistance.
Although the chances are small, infection with genital herpes may cause a number of complications such as herpes meningitis and pelvic inflammatory disease!
03. Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea is a common disease caused by gonococcal (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) infection, which mainly manifests as purulent inflammation of the mucous membrane of the genitourinary system.
⭕ Route of transmission
Gonorrhea can occur at any age, especially in sexually active middle-aged and young men and women, and is extremely contagious.
The main route of transmission is also sexual contact, which also includes direct and indirect sex.
In rare cases, the infection may also be acquired through contact with objects containing gonococcal secretions, such as underwear, towels, bed sheets, etc.
⭕ Symptoms
Men will mainly present with acute urethritis, such as burning, itching, redness and swelling of the urethra with a small amount of mucus discharge.
The symptoms worsen after a few days, the discharge will become yellow-white purulent and increase in volume, and the symptoms of urethral irritation such as painful urination and difficulty in urination may occur.
Two, prevention trilogy
In order to avoid seeing your boyfriend's possible misery under your underwear and to avoid further spread of the virus, sisters should take their boyfriends along with them to prevent
01. Medical examination
It is advisable to do these tests with your boyfriend: HPV test, syphilis antibody test, hepatitis B HBV test, hepatitis C HCV test, HIV test for AIDS.
02. Vaccination
HPV vaccine and HBV (hepatitis B) vaccine can be given together with your boyfriend. Early vaccination can make the body produce antibodies and make it difficult for the virus to invade.
Hepatitis B vaccine need not be mentioned, many people have been vaccinated soon after birth, if not vaccinated can also go to the hospital to replenish.
Today, I'm going to focus on the HPV vaccine and show my sisters the difference between the HPV vaccines currently on the market.
As you can see, the more the price, the more HPV virus subtypes can be prevented, thus preventing more related lesions.
So if conditions permit, it is of course recommended to give priority to the 9-valent HPV vaccine.
Male friends can also be vaccinated! However, at present, the mainland does not support the vaccination for men, and they can only go outside the country (such as Hong Kong and Macau).
Three, sexual life prevention
In the preparation of prevention Oh, sex process also can not slacken Oh.
⭕ Good cleaning before and after sex, try to urinate
⭕ Sexual life throughout to do a good job of protection (wear condoms)
⭕ Wash and disinfect your clothes after sex as much as possible