Gonorrhea: Early Diagnosis Can Halt Body Damage

Gonorrhea, also known as ‘the clap’ is a sexually transmitted disease (STD). It is of utmost necessity that a sexually active person or a heterosexual person or a gay or a lesbian should have oneself regularly examined for probable infection though typical sexual acts.

It has to be noted that sex is not the sole medium for the transmission of the sexually transmitted infection (STI) from an infected person to another. Rather safe sex is a deterrent for such transmission.

Actually, the STI spreads due to the mixture of the certain bodily fluids, and that too through certain sexual acts. And, that’s why the homosexuals and those practicing unnatural sexual activities are more prone to the sexually transmitted infections than the people who practice safe or orthodox sex and/or the people who have only one sexual partner.

The potential agents are the anus, mouth, vagina and the anus. The liquids present in these organs are ideal habitats of the viruses, bacteria and similar parasites that act as the conduit for the STI which remained untreated magnifies into various STDs.

These portions of the body are also the breeding places for the Neisseria gonorrhoeae bacterium that causes gonorrhea, or for that matter any other agents that cause the STIs. But if the patient waits for the infections (STIs) to express themselves, the gestation period suffices for the agents to spread the infection and even damage vital organs. It then becomes rather too late for the physician to offer any remedies.

DECEPTIVE SILENT INVADERS

The STI symptoms are quite deceptive. The agents causing the sexually transmitted infections invade the body very silently and they use the body fluids as the via media.

It has to be noted that the gonorrheal signs are very deceptive. Moreover, the symptoms of gonorrhea become evident to the patient only after the sexually transmitted infection (STI) has already taken deep roots. In other words, the STI precedes the STD.

GESTATION PERIOD CAN EXTEND TO THREE WEEKS

Besides, it may take even three-four weeks time (since the day the infection takes place) for the tell-tale signs of the STD to reveal themselves. What is more, more often than not the symptoms of any STI is mistaken for other common ailments as they resemble cold, sneezing, general weakness, or at times rising or fluctuating temperature and such other signs associated with cold, flu, headache etc.

Gonorrhea: Early Diagnosis & Treatment Necessary

Gonorrhea affects both the sexes. Gonorrhea also transcends ages, class, and community.

MORE THAN 900,000 PERSONS GET GONORRHEA

Also known popularly as ‘The Clap’, the ratio of gonorrheal affection between males and females is 4:1. CDC researches show that this STD (sexually transmitted disease) annually inflicts 900,000 persons in the USA alone.

REGULAR MEDICAL CHECKUPS MUST

Against this backdrop, it is of utmost necessity that any sexually active person gets oneself doubly checked by the physician the moment any of the typical symptoms associated with the STD becomes evident.

In fact, all sexually active people including teenagers, gays, lesbians, and those involved in heterosexual relationships must have themselves tested by the physician for signs of STIs (sexually transmitted infections) at least twice annually.

TAKE THE PHYSICIAN INTO CONFIDENCE

Such persons should also reveal to the doctor the natures of their sexual activities to the physician (if they do not experience any unnatural symptoms). This helps the expert to carry out proper diagnoses, testing and recommend the necessary treatment for the patient.

THREE REASONS TO BE TRUE TO THE DOCTOR

Speak the truth or face the hard truth!

Many may ask: Why should one say everything ‘private’ and ‘personal’ to the doctor? This is very important because of four reasons:

First, the symptoms do not show in most of the cases before three months - by that time, the infections generally take deep roots and also start spreading. If the infections are detected at the initial stages of their development, the chances of stalling the spread of the disease through medications are always there.

Secondly, the symptoms are often mistaken for other illnesses and especially the common sicknesses like cold and flu.

The third reason is ’self medication’. A person (without any expert’s advice) can have not only disastrous results on the person concerned but also cause the infection to spread fast and adversely affect other parts of the body. Serious damages can also occur to vital organs.

Last but not the least, such follies on the part of the patient can surely make the infection (STI) or the disease (STD) to take deep root and affect vital organs of the body.

NOTE: Remember, it is always better to be cautious than to take medications after the disease has affected the vital organs of the body. In such circumstances, medical aid cannot aid the patient.