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Hi guys well over the next few weeks I will write about the more common STI's (sexually transmitted infections) which were more comonly known to me as STD's (sexually transmitted diseases)
Sooner or later our kids will be having intimate relations with their boyfriend/girlfriends and if you have a
good open relationship with you kids then this is also the time you need to talk to kids about these and show them some pictures and links to them also...That was my thought behind writing these articles...So here is an article in this in the series I will call...
So your teen is sexually active?...The hidden dangers of being unprotected...
What I would like to write about today is a sexually transmitted disease called Gonorrhea...
Gonorrhea is also known as the clap and is a pretty common STD...The most common ages for this STD is in women between the ages of 15 and 19 and for men between the ages of 20 to 24...These ages have the higher risks from the stats on the reported cases of it... It is caused by the Neisseria gonorrheae bacteria...
It is mainly transferred through vaginal anal and oral sexual activity...The bacteria is transferred in fluids...The infection can show up in the genital tract, mouth and the rectum...
When the person becomes infected it takes up to 10 days for the symptoms to show up. When women get this virus it shows in the cervix...Then the infection travels up to the uterus and then the tubes...the symptoms for women include bleeding after intercourse, pain and a burning sensation when going to the toilet and the more frequent need to go...a discharge that is bloody and yellow and cramps and bleeding between usual periods, feeling sick vomitting with a fever...Women are more likely to show symptoms than men but mens symptoms are..Pussy discharge from the penis that is either white yellow or green in colour...pain a burning feeling when going to the toilet and swelling of the testicles...The infection if in the rectum will include pretty much the same symptoms and bowel movement will have blood in them...
The treatment for this STD is a single dose of medication...This medication depends on the age of the patient of if they are pregnant...The treatment for this clears up the infection but again like alot of other STD's it will not fix any damage that this STD has already caused to the persons body...
Those complications that this STD can cause is infertility in both men and women, untreated there is also the risk of pelvic inflammitory disease...If left untreated for too long this can also cause infection in the brain and joints of the person infected...
Women who have this STD while pregnant are then in the high risk of having a misscarriage or even going into early labour...It is possible to pass this infection onto your baby during birth...This can lead to complications for the baby ..These complications are blindness,meningitis and pneumonia...
Once again not having intimate realtions at all will be the only sure safe method of not contracting this STD but condoms used correctly and all the time can help...Having relations in a committed, monogamous relationship where both partners have been tested and cleared of all STD's is another way to avoid this...
This is just one of the STD's that we need to teach our children about when they do make the decision they are ready to take the next step...We need to open the lines of communication with our children so we have the relationship we need to have for being able to discuss topics such as this...Thanks for taking the time to read this...
This is just my thoughts on this subject I wanted to share with you all....
Have a great day
Cheers
Angie
(May 2007) (
