Chlamydia in men: symptoms and treatment, photo

Chlamydia belongs to a group of infectious diseases that have similarities due to origin and pathogenesis and differ from each other in the clinical picture.

In most cases, there is a urogenital form of chlamydia that affects the urogenital sphere of men.

Most often it is registered at the age of the greatest sexual activity from 20 to 40 years.

The causes of chlamydia in men

The causative agents of the disease are parasitic intracellular parasites - chlamydia.

The primary transmission path is sexual. Chlamydia affects the cylindrical epithelium lining the urethra( urethra), the seminal ducts.


This is due to the strong immunity, under the influence of which the pathological process does not go beyond carriage. Only every third male clamidiosis displays classic symptoms of the disease.

Infection is preceded by intercourse through the vagina or rectum. A small risk of infection is during oral sex. In the external environment, the death of chlamydia occurs quickly, which is why transmission and contamination is much less frequent with close personal contact through public objects.

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Symptoms of chlamydia in men

The incubation period is from 2 weeks to 1 month. There are more than 20 nosological forms of chlamydia.

The urogenital form is characterized by the absence of any signs, or the meager symptoms that characterize the sluggish form of chlamydia are noted. The manifest form with pronounced symptoms in men is often manifested in combination with other diseases that are also transmitted sexually.

According to the classification in men, urogenital chlamydia can occur under the guise of the following diseases:

1. 1) Cystitis in men - inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the bladder;
   
2. 2) Prostatitis is a disease of the inflammatory nature of the prostate;
   
3. 3) Urethritis - inflammation of the mucous membrane of the urethra( urethra);
   
4. 4) Vesiculitis - inflammation, located next to the prostate of seminal vesicles;
   
5. 5) Orchitis - an inflammation of a tissue of testicles;
   
6. 6) Epididymitis - inflammation, tissues( appendages) of the surrounding testicles;
   
7. 7) Orhoepididymitis is a combined disease in which the testes and appendages become inflamed.

With the manifest( apparent) form, the following symptoms of chlamydia are noted:

• burning and pain during urination;
  
• discharge from the urethra yellowish with a characteristic odor;
  
• small swelling of the testes( in case of spread of the pathological process on them);
  
• pyuria - the release of turbid urine with veins of pus in it.

As a rule, the above symptoms are not specific for chlamydia and are found in other STDs, therefore, to clarify the diagnosis, a laboratory diagnosis is needed that confirms the pathogen.

See also: chlamydia in women

Complications of

The consequences of chlamydia in men are: impotence, male infertility( due to reduced sperm concentration and their mobility).In case of generalization of the pathological process, Reiter's syndrome may occur.

In his infectious process affects not only the genitourinary system, but also extends to the joints, as well as the mucous membranes of the eyes.

Diagnosis of the disease

The diagnosis and treatment of the disease in men is done by a urologist or a venereologist.

Survey includes:

1. 1) Examination of the patient, followed by taking materials for examination( scrapings) from parts of the mucous membranes affected by chlamydia;
   
2. 2) Use of screening tests( immunochemical or immunological rapid tests);
   
3. 3) Use of direct immunofluorescent test, PCR, ELISA, as well as serological methods. A bacterial culture on the cell culture is carried out in order to determine the sensitivity to the antibiotics to be treated;
   
4. 4) After conducting laboratory tests, the clinical diagnosis is clarified and treatment is prescribed;
   
5. 5) A month after the therapy, repeated tests are taken for the control purpose. If their results turn out to be positive, then the doctor continues treatment with other drugs.

Treatment of chlamydia in men

Treatment of chlamydia is the administration of general and local drugs that affect not only the pathogen, but also the immune system.

Etiotropic treatment( aimed at the cause) of chlamydia in men consists in the appointment of antibacterial drugs, the choice of which depends on the severity of the disease.

Chlamydia is usually treated with azithromycin or doxycycline. If the effect of treatment is not observed, they are replaced by fluoroquinolones, macrolides, tetracyclines, etc.

To improve the protective forces of the immune system, preparations from the group of adaptogens, vitamins, probiotics, etc. are prescribed.

Baths and special urethral suppositories are prescribed from the local treatment. In addition to treatment with drugs, physiotherapy( electrophoresis, ultrasound, magnetic field) is recommended, which improves microcirculation, metabolic processes, which significantly shortens the healing time and reduces the risk of complications.

Traditional medicine

Traditional medicine recipes can be used only on the recommendation of a specialist and only as an adjunct to the main treatment.

An effective remedy is an infusion prepared from leaves of horsetail and juniper.

Prevention of chlamydia in men

When entering into sexual contact, you should always remember about possible infection, which can be avoided by observing the rules of safe sexual behavior, they include:

1. 1) Using a condom that does not exclude, but will significantly reduce the risk of infection if there isdoubts that a sex partner can be a carrier of STDs, including chlamydia;
   
2. 2) When active sex life with different partners should be checked for the presence of carrier of the causative agent of the disease;
   
3. 3) After unprotected intercourse, it is necessary to treat the mucous membranes of the external genitalia with an antiseptic( for example, such as Miramistin or Gibitan), with an emphasis on its introduction into the urethra. Of medicamental agents, 1 gram of azithromycin is effective, which should be taken once;
   
4. 4) If symptoms are found that resemble a disease, you should immediately contact a specialist. It will help to cure chlamydia and prevent health problems.

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