Showing posts with label sexually transmitted diseases. Show all posts
Showing posts with label sexually transmitted diseases. Show all posts

Wednesday, 19 October 2016

Can You Get Chlamydia From Oral Sex?




 This blog is about the spreading of a disease called Chlamydia which is a sexually transmitted diseases. This disease is usually transmitted through physical contact to an infected person. Researchers have proven that these kinds of infections are usually spread due to unsafe intercourse.

Moreover, use of condoms can’t guarantee the protection from the infection. If a partner is suffering from such kind of infections then there are chances that the other person will get infected besides using any safety measures. The infection can be found on any part of the body, thus the person should ensure proper precautions as well as safety measures during an intercourse. 

Cause Of Transmission Of These Infections
Some people often talk about the spreading of this infection and according to them; the major cause is the oral sex. This kind of sex may be a reason of the spreading of the virus but this thing is not confirmed by medical experts. According to them, these kinds of viruses are often transmitted via sexual interactions and have greater chances of spreading through oral contamination from the infected person to the healthy person. Also, experts say that it doesn’t matter if your partner is using proper protection: there is full chance of spreading the virus if your partner is carrying the bacteria or the infection.

How Can You Examine That You Are Having Chlamydia ?
If you are women and you are concerned with the signs that may include improper vaginal discharge or burning sensation during urination, then certainly you may be carrying an infection. Some other symptoms may include a burning pain in the lower abdomen which may be continuous or may be continue and then vanish. This is also a sign that you may be having a sexually transmitted disease and you must need to consult your doctor. Apart from this, many people also complain about blood in their urine and also an urge to urinate very often. It may be fatal and you may feel to urinate again and again even after few seconds of urinating. If you are also facing these issues then it is strictly advised to consult your physician and undergo proper investigation and various test to determine the actual cause. Some tests may take some investigations and your doctor may ask you frequent questions regarding the problem.

Symptoms Of Chlamydia In Men
This kind of situation can also be felt by men and they have some symptoms that may be alerting and they should not be ignored. People often feel pain or a burning sensation while passing the urine. This may continue for a couple of seconds or continue till the end of passing. This can be a really annoying as well as disturbing symptom that needs medical attention. Apart from this, some people also feel that there is a white discharge from the tip of their penis. This watery discharge may be thick in color and can cause burning sensation on the tip of penis. Furthermore, inflammation and tenderness is often seen in and around the testicles that can lead to itchiness and discomfort in the lower abdomen. If you are facing these kinds of issues then it is strictly advised that you should visit your doctor and provide all the detailed information regarding your condition.

How To Prevent Chlamydia?
This infection can be prevented by a proper awareness of both the partners.  Using a male latex condom will prevent these infection to be transmitted and thus will protect you from getting infected. A female polyurethane condom can also be found to be protective during a sexual contact. Also, you must avoid sexual activities with a number of persons. This way you can avoid this infection from spreading.

Tuesday, 6 September 2016

Can A Person Get HIV From Oral Sex?


Oral sex is a part of sexual intercourse. Oral sex is performed to arouse the partner. Oral sex is less risky than vaginal or anal sex because it can’t make a female pregnant, plus the chances of having STDs are also quite less. Now, there is one major concern in the minds of the people regarding oral sex. People who are sexually active need to know whether they can get HIV from oral sex. 

The chances are less, but one still can’t write it off. Let’s just discuss a case; a female is giving blow job to her male partner who is affected by HIV. So, a blow job is given by sucking the penis of the male partner. The fluids of the male will enter into the mouth of the female, and if there are cuts and sores in the lips, then the fluids will enter the body from there as well. With the entrance of fluids, HIV will also enter into the body of the female.



Let us know take the scenario in which the male is licking the vagina of his female partner who is affected by HIV. His tongue is stimulating the vagina, causing fluids to enter into his mouth. This is good enough for HIV to affect another person. Though the chances of HIV are very less, yet a person can’t just ignore it.
A female who is blowing his partner off needs to spit the semen in order to reduce the risk for HIV. If she let it stay in the mouth, then she is asking for trouble. If she swallows the semen, then it will pass through stomach acid, and the enzymes present in the oesophagus will kill the virus. For women, it is not ideal to perform oral sex if there are sores in the mouth because then, the chances of getting HIV become more. Though, getting HIV from oral sex is a rare thing to happen, but there are other STDs, which can affect the person. These are: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. 

The answer to the question of can you get HIV from Oral is Yes. There is a possibility that you can get HIV from Oral Sex, but it is quite rare to happen. We have discussed how women can get HIV by giving blow-jobs to their partners, so they have to either spit or swallow instead of wallow, if they want to avoid getting HIV. Same goes for men; if they are licking their female partners, then they will also have to either spit or swallow.

How to reduce the chances of getting HIV from Oral sex?


Women shouldn’t let their male partners to ejaculate in their mouth. Don’t go by the porn movies, as they do it for fun, but in reality, ejaculating in the mouth is not a healthy thing to do. While doing oral sex, it is better to use a barrier such as a condom or a dental dam to reduce the chances of HIV, STDs and Hepatitis. A latex condom is good enough to avoid any transmission of fluids. A dental dam does the same thing, but it looks a bit different than a condom. 

A dental dam is a thin square piece of silicon or latex that a woman can place over her vagina or anus before her male partner begins oral sex. A condom can be cut lengthwise to be used as a dental dam. The chances of HIV transmission through oral sex is even lower if the HIV positive person is taking the right medication, i.e., ART to suppress the virus from growing in the body. A person who has been tested negative for HIV can also take PrEP medicine to avoid the risk of getting HIV.

Sunday, 28 August 2016

Herpes Symptoms In Women: Why It Occurs And How It Can Be Treated?



Herpes is a disease which is common in both genders. It has different types of condition and outbreaks, and it sometimes shows no symptoms.

This disease is more triggered in women. Herpes in women results in an outbreak when it remains in body for max time and causes stress. Out of 4 every 1 women in US suffering from it.

Herpes in women generally show the signs of outbreak initially, which is from 2 to 10 days. It will last up to 3 weeks after acquiring this disease. There is a need for an immediate treatment for a woman who feels this symptom of the HSV virus.


Earlier Signs And Symptoms Which May Be Seen Before Outbreak In Women Are:

  1. Irritation and feeling of blisters in vagina and its area around includes upper legs and anus.
  2. Unexpected discharge from vagina.
  3. Bump in the lymph node with enlargement in abdominal area.
  4. Nausea, fever, joints pain and headache are the other disorders.
  5. Improper and painful urinating.

After The Outbreaks Occurs, You Will See The Following Herpes Symptoms In women

  1. Presence of varied small and large sized ulcers and sores. These are then busted till outbreak and can be looked at various parts like anus, thighs and genitals.
  2. Prickling and irritable red rashes.
  3. Pain while urine discharge.
  4. Unusual discharge from vagina.
These symptoms happen on a monthly basis. So if they happen again and again, it means you have acquired the genital herpes. So, if any woman experiences such symptoms so without feeling any shy and humiliation she must go to the doctor to seek his advice. There are many types of treatment available in the market which are very useful. Natural and homeopathic medicines are also available for this disease. After getting control on physical effect. Mental and emotional aspects can be easily dealt.

Diagnose: We know that there is no treatment for herpes simplex once you acquired it you will get for a lifetime. But certain things will help you to prevent from these symptoms to be shown up. Various treatments and OTC products available for women affected with herpes are:

Creams and suspensions are the things which will directly apply to affected area. You can apply balm with sulfate base on your genitals. This will give you relief from irritation. Try to not touch the sore, as this will lead to further infection and makes the case a bit complicated.

There are anti-viral medicines for the people those remain affected with this eruption again and again. These medicines are used to stop the movement of herpes virus and decrease the number of outbreaks.

Dried leaves and herbs are another option for treating your herpes. These are readily available in fitness stores. How to take and how much to take is prescribed on the bottle. You just have to go through them before taking it.

Therapies like ‘oxygen’ and ‘nutritional’ therapies are the substitute to the medicines. These alternative medicines help to improve the immune system of patient and fights against the virus to stop its function.


During Outbreak Following Food Is To Be Avoided

Diet is important in herpes outbreak. Proper and healthy food is preferred to patient showing symptoms. Food rich in lysine like fruits, vegetables and dairy products are preferred and those rich in arginine are to be avoided. These are chocolates, oats and nuts.

Just remaining stress free is another option you have to prevent from this eruption. Going with your friends on a short trip and chilling out with them is a way to keep yourself aside from stressed life and prevent yourself from reoccurring.

Keep yourself away from continuous smoking and drinking habits. This plays an important role in increasing the virus of herpes simplex.

So we can easily remain free from this virus by just reading about it and take precautions for this virus properly. Feel free to share about this disease with your loved ones and also let them stay away from this disease.

Thursday, 14 July 2016

Know About STDs And Its Complications During The Pregnancy










Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are contagious diseases that transmitted from person to person through physical contact.it can effect both gender of all ages. Symptoms of STD’s or sexually transmitted infections are mostly seen in teens and they are more prone to these diseases.

There are different types of STDs like herpes, gonorrhea, genital warts and many more. The most common one out of these is gonorrhea that will catch you with any type of sex. You will get this infection when you come in contact with mouth, vagina, anus and penis. This infection develops around the moist parts of the body i.e., uterus, fallopian tube and cervix.

How the STD’s disseminate: you do not get infected with such diseases through sexual intercourse only but you can get it through skin contact with an infected area also. Another delusion about STD is that you will not get if you have done oral or anal sex. You may get viruses of STD through tiny cuts in anus or mouth. STD’s also spread because of embarrassment that you can’t tell to anybody. Even some people remains unaware of it.
Some of the major points that increases the chance of catching STD are:
  • Sexual intercourse at blooming age: The immature persons starts enjoying sex but they are not aware of it that this is dangerous for them at early age.
  • No: of sex partners: Those having sex with more than one partner are at higher risk of getting this disease than those limited to single one.
  • Unsafe sex: unsafe sex without using any safety measure also results in STD. One should must use latex condoms every time when you are having sexual intercourse. It reduces the risk of pregnancy as well as getting STI.

Prevention And Treatment For STD’s

Prevention is the key for this disease rather than treating them. You have to hold back yourself from doing sexual contact. Use condom every time when engaging yourself in such activity.

Regular genital and gynecological tests should be performed by those, who have done regular sex. It will help you in treating STD at earlier stage.

People must disclose about unprotected sex if they have already done it to the doctor so that he can able to diagnose the patient in right way. No need to feel shy in telling about STD to your doctor because treatment is possible at early stage else patient may succumb to  disease.

STDs Complications During Pregnancy

Various complications that may include during pregnancy are uterine infection post-delivery, premature rupturing of uterine membranes, early labor outbreak.A Sexually transmitted disease can even transfer to newborn baby through fetus. Infections like syphilis can easily infect the fetus and affect its development. Infant may get genital herpes, chlamydia and gonorrhea during vaginal delivery. During child development in fetus, a women with HIV positive may transfer the infection. Breastfeeding is another source of transmitting HIV from mother to her infant.These infections have dire consequences to the babies like meningitis, blindness, liver disease, deafness and neurological damage includes brain wreckage or disorder of motor function.

Women infected with STD’s like syphilis, bacterial vaginosis, gonorrhea can be easily diagnosed during pregnancy with antibiotics that kills the bacteria and viruses. But if a women is having a viral type of STI then it is not curable and there might be chances of transmission of virus to their infants. The symptoms of this infections can be handled during pregnancy in order to reduce uneasiness.It is most important to visit the doctor regularly if you are facing any such situation during pregnancy. There are several precautionary measures that need to be taken during pregnancy so as to avoid STD infection to catch infant. Talk to the doctor about the treatment of sexual transmitted disease.

Thursday, 30 June 2016

Sexual Health And Maintaining It On Optimum Levels


Sexual health was considered differently than health in previous times when talking about it was nothing short of a taboo. Since sexual activities are always kept behind closed curtains, talking about sexual health was considered an illicit activity. While women already were oppressed so could not discuss their sexual health issues with anyone, men due to their egoistic manner of socialism also kept it to themselves. As a result, for those who used to have any issues were suffering silently. Now as even researches have concluded, the sexual part of health is more of a debatable issue than ever.


How women take their sexual health?

While women discuss most of it among themselves now, men still find issues and rather resort to silent methodologies like stipulations as well as internet research for quenching their urge in their sexual issues. Maintaining sexual health is even more important than other aspects of health. While it affects us physically giving us immense types of pain, mentally they also have a variety of effects on psychology. Issues like erectile dysfunction are not  discussed among men.

While for both genders, females also have issues like STDs symptoms which cannot be eradicated by discussing with each other. There are a few steps which can be followed to ensure a proper sexual health apart from any sickness. Since sexual health is an integral part of full health, some of these tips will advise you to focus on daily health which correspondingly will help in maintaining sexual health.

Overall state of health has a huge impact on sexual health. Not falling ill and not having small issues like cough and cold has a huge impact on sexual health. While these issues look small, they lower our defense, affect our immunity and overall health depletes.

How obesity affects sexual health?

Obesity is another factor in maintaining sexual health. In both males and females, obesity makes you dull as well as leads to secretion of estrogenic in male’s hence decreasing libido and sperm count. Obesity also leads to other health issues such as diabetes and cholesterol’s impact on heart. Since cholesterol leads to irregular and high blood pressure, it means that there is no uniformity in blood pressure. This leads to low blood flow in veins of penis hence irregular and low erection time.

Losing some fat can tune up your metabolism, encourage testosterone production and can help general health as well as sexual health in long run. It also helps the heart and keeps blood pressure in control. STDs are another issues which must be kept in check. STDs occur too many of those who are sexually active but had got it in heredity or had the misfortune of coming in contact with someone who has it.

How to maintain a healthy sexual life?

To make your sexual life better, maintaining your sexual health in case of STDs is very important. Always get yourself checked for it and whenever you are with a new partner, get them checked too. If there is any infection found in you, diagnosis should not be limited to you but also to your sexual partner. Get them checked too. If there are any symptoms then it must be immediately discussed with your partner and then intercourse must be discontinued till it is eradicated. Contact a health practitioner and get it eliminated as soon as possible.

Diet is a chief driving force behind maintaining sexual health. Eating a well-balanced diet comprising of vitamins, minerals and health supplements makes sure that there is no lack of any nutrient in your body. This keeps the immunity up and if you had any STD in the past, it would not be an issue until you are having immunity as a backup.