Symptoms, analysis and treatment of chlamydia in men

Chlamydia cause infectious diseases of the genital organs under the name "chlamydia". Pathogen like a bacterium, but exists within the epithelial cells of the person. You can become infected during unprotected sex (with classic, oral or anal sex). The probability of infection through sexual contact is 70%. Treatment if timely treatment is not complicated. The doctor prescribes drugs (individual course), after treatment it seems to the analysis, confirming the effectiveness of the treatment.

Household by chlamydia is also transmitted in contact with the external environment, it retains the potential for contamination, although it is much lower than the penetration sexually. To get in the home within 24-48 hours after contact with chlamydia to the surrounding objects, water, personal hygiene items (chlamydia persists for 4-5 days).

Infection and symptoms

Directly after infection there comes the incubation period (2-4 weeks) when symptoms of the disease yet. After this period arise the symptoms, but half of the patients they are expressed brightly, and the rest men the symptoms are mild.

After a questionable sexual act in 2-4 weeks man should alert the following symptoms:

• Burning sensation in the urethra.
• Painful urination.
• Meager discharge from the urethra mucous or purulent character, especially in the morning.
• Swelling of sponges of the urethra.

All these symptoms may be expressed very poorly. The spread of the inflammatory process in other organs of the genitourinary system the symptoms become more pronounced.

The active manifestation of chlamydia begins after the decrease of immunity. Worth noting: in the asymptomatic phase of chlamydia actively proliferate, and the man-carrier infect a sexual partner without even knowing it. Because subsequently, to cure the disease, it is important to treat both partners and to seek medical help even when the first alarming symptoms. Unfortunately, men go to the doctor when they develop symptoms of prostatitis, epididymitis, orchitis, cystitis or impotence. The best way to diagnose the disease at an early stage.

Diagnosis

Today in medicine there are several ways to diagnose chlamydia. If you suspect chlamydia, the doctor will send a man to pass the analysis. The exact diagnosis can only be made after the test.

To conduct the analysis, the desired biomaterial containing epithelial patient. Some men know what pharmacies sell tests for infection, which are intended for home use. These tests are only effective in 20% of cases, so it makes sense to go to the clinic and get normal examinations.

Men in powertheir nature do not want to take at least one analysis. In which case, you need a survey? You should contact the doctor if:

• You have discharge from the urethra.
• Appeared discomfort in the genital area, tingling, itching or pain.
• Had unprotected contact in the last month.
• You lead a hectic sex life.

It happens that the sexual intercourse was a long time ago, and the symptoms of the disease, if observed, is not much pronounced. Then chlamydia is found incidentally during preventive examination. Chlamydia becomes chronic, and it needs to be treated.

The most common and inexpensive is the analysis of epithelial cells men. To do this, take a scraping from the walls of the urethra men, and have unpleasant sensations. For that study, sometimes, to detect chlamydia, the biomaterial is not enough.

A more modern analysis of chlamydia – is PCR. This analysis is based on detection of DNA of the pathogen. But there's a caveat: even after recovery, this analysis could be false positive because the test detects DNA of the dead chlamydia. In this case there is a test NASBA detection of chlamydia ribosomes. Once diagnosed you should start treatment.

Therapy

The treatment process of chlamydia is about 3 weeks. It is necessary to consider the following points:

• To take doctor prescribed drugs (full course). If you voluntarily stop taking the antibiotics, the causative agent of barely producida" and then again to breed.
• To avoid sexual activity during treatment.
• To take treatment of all sexual partners.

To cure the disease, you need to take antibacterial and immunomodulating drugs. For successful treatment it is necessary to take them as prescribed by your doctor. If you break it, that chlamydia go into chronic process to get rid of that more difficult. In addition, chronic leads to prostatitis, impotence and infertility.

Usually to cure the disease, prescribed a combination of antibiotics. They should take a long time, at least 2-3 weeks. As the development cycle of chlamydia is 48 to 72 hours, then antibiotics for the successful outcome you need to cover 6 such cycles. Main prescribed medications is:

• Doxycycline.
• Ofloxacin.
• Tetracycline.
• Clarithromycin.
• Azithromycin.

The dosage, frequency and duration of administration, combination of drugs appointed by the doctor individually for each patient. It depends on the sensitivity of the microbe to the drug, General health of the patient, tolerability of medications, and other parameters that are taken into account by physicians.

For prophylaxis of intestinal candidiasis andgenital organs with antibiotics taken antinicotine drugs, such as Nystatin, fluconazole. After a course of treatment should be consumed to restore gut flora eubiotics, for example Laktobakterin, Bifidobakterin. To improve protective properties of the organism, prescribe immune-boosting medicines: Immunomax, Cycloferon and other. It is useful to take a course of multivitamins (vitamins A, E, C, B).

To treat and control process should doctor. Self-diagnosis and self-treatment is dangerous for your health!