FRHD 2100 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, Genital Herpes, Pelvic Pain
11 May 2020
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Introduction: sexually transmitted infections: infections that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact (i. e. hiv) or other ways. In men: non-gonococcal urethritis (ngu) thin white discharge from penis, burning, or other pain during urination, soreness in scrotum, heaviness in testes. Symptoms are abdominal pain, tenderness, nausea, lever, and irregular menstrual cycles: diagnosis and treatment. In women tests analyze cervical or urethral smears, urine samples, and vaginal swabs. In men, swabs are inserted through the penile openings and fluid is extracted: antibiotics are effective in eradicating chlamydia infections, penicillin is ineffective for chlamydia. Injection of ceftriaxone is recommended: other antibiotics ciprofloxacin and ofloxacin. In developing countries where treatment is expensive, hiv/aids may remain a death sentence. In men, on penis, foreskin, scrotum and urethra. Vaccine: most recent advance in fight against sti"s has been vaccine that immunizes against hpv strains.
