Often infectious diseases of the genital organsasymptomatic, but causing enormous damage to the body. Emerging inflammatory processes of the urogenital system can cause infertility in both women and men. Often this contributes to a disease such as chlamydia. Its timely diagnosis and treatment can lead to a positive result. In this article we will try to understand how chlamydia is manifested in men. and what is the scheme of his treatment.
Chlamydia pathogens are called microorganisms.very small in size, and they are mainly inside the cells of the human body. In a systematic series, they are located between bacteria and viruses.
Chlamydia inside the cell exists anddevelops within three days, then the cell is completely destroyed, and the microorganisms begin to spread to other parts of the affected tissue. It is almost impossible to take a piece of material for analysis at this moment, so the microscopic technique for examining smears and scrapings has low information content.
According to statistics, if sexual intercourse wascarried out without the use of barrier contraceptives, then infection with this disease occurs in ninety cases out of a hundred. Worldwide, half of adult women and men are diagnosed with chlamydia. Incubation period is asymptomatic, therefore, it is almost impossible to detect the infection at an early stage. Because of this, the disease becomes chronic, leading to infertility.
In addition, during pregnancy occurvarious violations of fetal development, miscarriages occur, and autoimmune somatic diseases such as arthritis occur. Therefore, chlamydia in men and women must be diagnosed as early as possible and treated promptly.
In men, the pathogen of this disease affects the urethra (urethra), rectum, eyes. In contrast to gonorrhea, chlamydia rarely affects the pharynx.
If unprotected sex occursa person infected with these microorganisms, the probability of infection reaches 50%. The probability of catching chlamydia by household means is extremely low, since this pathogen cannot live outside the human body, and for this it must be very much. Therefore, do not be afraid to go to the public toilet, bath, use common dishes and a towel, it will not lead to infection of such an infection.
This is a sexually transmitted disease,can inflict a crushing blow on the man's reproductive function, causing infertility. Infection, penetrating into the urethra and causing her defeat, in the ascending line enters the prostate. Chronic chlamydial prostatitis contributes to the formation of cysts on the prostate gland and depletion of its functions. After a while, its atrophy and sclerosis occurs. When this occurs, the complete loss of prostate function, and the gland itself begins to decrease.
In addition, chlamydia is almost always accompanied by such diseases:
Their development begins with inflammatorya process that triggers chlamydial infection in the bladder, testicles and kidneys. Its presence destroys complex biochemical systems, which practically do not recover after their defeat.
According to statistics, many genital infectionsare asymptomatic, including chlamydia. The incubation period of this disease lasts 14-28 days. It usually takes two weeks before the first signs of an unpleasant infection in the body appear.
How does chlamydia manifest itself? Symptoms in men (early signs) are as follows:
These are the main signs.Chlamydia in men can practically not manifest itself, and after a certain period of time, his symptoms disappear altogether. Therefore, the man no longer wants to see a doctor. In the meantime, the infection takes on a chronic form, which is fraught with serious complications.
Рассмотрев признаки (хламидиоз у мужчин - common problem), you need to figure out what complications this infection can cause. It can affect many organs and systems of the body. Here is an insidious disease - chlamydia. In men, the consequences can be very serious.
The most basic is impotence and sterility.As the infection spreads, it infects the seminal vesicles in chlamydial vesiculitis, as well as the bulbourethral glands, which causes chlamydial cooperite. As a result, complete irreversible infertility occurs in men.
Анальные половые контакты с носителем этого virus leads to the fact that the infection begins to spread to the nearest organs. Occurs proctitis, contributing to the defeat of the rectum. If sexual oral contact is practiced, chronic pharyngitis develops.
Cardiovascular disease, inflammationjoints - these are complications arising on the background of chlamydia. If the infection gets into the eyes, then chlamydial conjunctivitis develops, which is fraught with complete blindness. Also, the disease contributes to the occurrence of inflammation in the inner ear and dysfunction of the vestibular apparatus.
How does chlamydia occur in men?Such a pathology as Reiter’s disease, including the classical triad: conjunctivitis, urethritis, arthritis, can indicate the presence of this infection. Each pathology separately brings a person into great trouble, and their combination reduces the quality of life several times. This disease causes damage to the upper layers of the epidermis, and can also affect the nervous system. There are various encephalopathies and encephalitis, accompanied by seizures and nervous convulsions.
This sexually transmitted disease is diagnosed by taking the following materials:
Sperm needed to checksperm state when diagnosing "infertility". The secret of the prostate gland is sent for analysis if the urologist also suspects prostatitis. A scraping from the walls of the urethra is quite enough for the diagnosis of the disease, since chlamydia is mainly located in this place.
Взятие соскоба со стенок мочеиспускательного the channel should be conducted in such a way that there is enough material for analysis. This is a rather painful procedure, but necessary. To do this, use a special disposable tool.
Before the procedure, the man must:
Such unusual rules are necessary in order for chlamydia to dramatically intensify and move from a chronic to an acute state, and this greatly simplifies the analysis.
Microscopy is considered the most common.by analysis. A smear taken from the urethra is applied to the glass, dried and stained. Biological material is examined under magnification to see the presence of chlamydia. However, this method is not very informative, since its accuracy is only 10-15%.
The IF method, or immunofluorescence, carried out inlaboratory, allows to detect the main protein of chlamydia. This method is considered more accurate, but it is not able to determine whether a microorganism is viable or not. Therefore, the result can be positive or negative.
For planting biological material is taken from the urethra, placed in a special nutrient medium, wait longer until the microorganisms germinate.
The most effective is the PCR method, which we consider in more detail.
Such an analysis is considered the most accurate andinformative. To establish a diagnosis, a small amount of biological material (tissue samples, blood, etc.) is taken. Most often blood is used for research, less often - scraping or smear.
The PCR method for chlamydia has a number of undeniable advantages:
Традиционные анализы не во всех случаях выявляют causative agent of infection. PCR on chlamydia gives a detailed result that allows you to start treatment at the initial stage of the disease. Surrender such an analysis necessarily on an empty stomach.
Если имеются определенные признаки (хламидиоз у men, as we said, may be asymptomatic), the treatment should be started as soon as possible, otherwise the disease can turn into a chronic form. Since this infection is an intracellular parasite, the doctor must prescribe such drugs that are able to penetrate into the cell. Chlamydia treatment regimen includes the use of specific antibiotics:
The latest WHO international standards in the treatment of urogenital chlamydia recommend a drug such as "Azithromycin", which must be used once.
Кроме антибиотиков, схема лечения хламидиоза may include the use of antifungal agents (Fluconazole) and immunomodulators (Interferon). If heavy discharge continues from the urethra, the doctor may prescribe local antimicrobials.
In the process of treatment is prohibited to usealcohol, you must follow a diet, exclude spicy, fatty, sweet and salty foods. You should also refrain from any sexual contact. If necessary, the treatment must pass both sexual partners.
Таким образом, хламидиоз – очень коварная an infection that proceeds covertly and, on going into the chronic form, can cause various complications. If there are characteristic signs (chlamydia in men is capable of causing serious consequences), it is necessary to immediately consult a venereologist in order to start timely treatment.
