Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases, also known as sexually transmitted infections, are a set of infectious-contagious clinical conditions that are transmitted from person to person through sexual contact, which occurs, almost exclusively, during sexual intercourse, including vaginal sex , anal sex and oral sex.

Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article.

Index

Infertility and sexually transmitted diseases

However, they can also be transmitted through the use of contaminated syringes or through contact with blood, and some of them can be transmitted during pregnancy or delivery, from mother to child.

The increase in sexually transmitted diseases in recent decades has become the leading cause of infertility in both men and women. 70 or 80 percent of cases of infertility are due to obstructions caused by sexually transmitted diseases, both viral and bacterial and fungal, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, AIDS and HPV or HPV. human papilloma ... These problems cause an obstruction in the fallopian tubes of women and the vas deferens in men that cause them to be unable to inseminate.

Increase in infertility

Although much more is known about these diseases today, the lack of care in sexual relationships causes them to increase and pass from one to another. About 35 percent of the causes of infertility are problems in women. An example of a disease that occurs in women due to sexually transmitted infections is what is known as pelvic inflammatory disease.

Pelvic inflammatory diseases (PID) are, as its name suggests, inflammatory processes located in the upper part of the female genital tract, such as the fallopian tubes, the ovaries, the uterus and, on occasion, can also affect other areas such as, for example, ligaments They usually occur in women between the ages of 15 and 39.

In 10 percent of cases, the problem of infertility is not known and about 55 percent is due to man-made problems.



Consequences in reproductive health

As an example of a sexually transmitted disease that affects the male sector, but not exclusively, it is called HPV or Human Papillomavirus. This, in most men, have no symptoms. In others, one or more warts appear on the penis, testicles, groin, thighs or in the anus or around it.

Other factors that influence both cases is the contamination of the environment and the same body that has caused a series of deficiencies in the body. We live in a world where there is a lot of pollution, where people smoke, where people drink alcohol, where there is drugs, that is, we live in a current world full of problems for reproduction but, leading a healthy and careful life, we can solve .

It is important to know that contraceptive methods do protect against a possible pregnancy but, there are many other things that must be taken into account and that in the future may have negative consequences on reproductive health, not only of women, but of men as well.

Authors and collaborators

MarĂ­a Rodriguez Ramirez Biomedicine SpecialistMore information Biomedicine Specialist. Notice: The information published in Assisted Reproduction ORG is a general support and a medical knowledge base that should not be used to self-diagnose a health problem or replace the consultation with a licensed doctor or specialist. ..autor_box {background-color: #ececec; padding: 20px 30px; font-size: 14px;} .author_name {font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 10px;} .author_title {margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold;} .author_text {margin-bottom: 10px;} .author_box_izq {display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 15%;} .author_box_dcha {display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; width: 85%;}. Author_box_dcha_sep {margin: 0 0 10px 30px} .autor_box: not (: last-child) {margin-bottom: 20px} @media screen and (max-width: 470px) {.autor_box {font-size: 16px; padding: 20px;} .author_name {font-size: 18px;} .autor_box_izq {width: 20%;} .autor_box_dcha { width: 80%;} .autor_box_dcha_sep {margin: 0 0 10px 20px}}

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Gonal-f pen: doses of 300, 450 and 900 - How does it apply?

Fertility treatments in the couple: how to get pregnant?

What is the purpose of the ovitrelle in a fiv treatment?