Use A Condom Or Suffer From NonGonococcal Urethritis
Elizabeth Campbell
STDs are often transmitted through direct contact with the skin even if condoms are used. This can happen because bacterial and viral germs, which cause STDs like papilloma, Chlamydia, herpes and syphilis, do not affect only one part of the body. They can infect any place in the genital area in the case of both men and women.
NonGonococcal urethritis is an infection of the urethra set off by the same pathogens that cause gonorrhoea. This infection is generally caused by a microbe called Chlamydia. This disease affects men more frequently because it is seldom that a woman's urethra gets infected during an intercourse. Men in the ages of 15-30, who have multiple sex partners, are the ones more at risk of this infection. More often than not, the disease happens because of unprotected sex.
The disease hardly ever happens due to other causes. The infected person may experience some symptoms such as a feeling of burning and extreme discomfort while urinating. Sometimes a small leakage comes from the urethra. The indications typically appear within 1 to 5 weeks from the first exposure. However, some people do not develop any symptom at all.
A person can spread the disease from the moment of the infection until the moment of cure. After cure, the disease can occur again. If it is not treated, nongonococcal urethritis can lead to testicles inflammation and prostate infection. You can take into consideration that the use of condoms, washing your genital area after an intercourse or less partners are the best measures taken in order to avoid this affection. To continue, according to a study published in the magazine Journal of Infectious Diseases by Australian researchers of the Sexual health Center in Melbourne, oral sex favors the occurrence of nongonococcal urethritis, this disease that can affect both men and women. It can lead to inflammatory pelvic diseases, infertility, and chronic pelvic pain. In about half of the cases, the cause of nongonococcal urethritis cause cannot be determined.
The Chlamydia micro-organism causes the disease in 30-50% of the cases; while in 10-20% of the occurrences, mycoplasma genitalium sets off the disease. Antibiotics have been proven effective in curing this disease.
In the study conducted by researchers in Melbourne between March 2004 and March 2005 329 men took part. They were affected by nongonococcal urtethritis and there were another 307 volunteers, who were not developing any symptoms. They had to fill in questionnaires about their sexual habits and the urine samples were tested for pathogen agents the most frequently involved in urethritis.
It was observed that Chlamydia infections were most prevalent for both homosexual and heterosexual men (22% for homosexuals and 15% for heterosexuals) and presented more cases than the controlled group. Individuals indulging in unprotected vaginal and oral sex were found to be prone to contracting Chlamydia and Mycoplasma genitalium infections. For this reason do not throw all caution to the wind when in love. Take all the necessary precautions before doing the sex act as this will save you or your partner from spreading or contracting the disease.
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