Facts About Mycoplasma Genitalium Mycoplasma genitalium is a sexually transmitted bacterial infection The symptoms of Mycoplasma genitalium are the same as for Chlamydia = Pain on urination and increased vaginal discharge The treatment of Mycoplasma genitalium are antibiotics, for longer than the chlamydia It is important to partner tracing, if you have been diagnosed with infection with the bacterium What is infection with Mycoplasma genitalium ? The bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium was isolated for the first time in 1980. Our knowledge of this bacterium, the genes and diseases that can lead to, is presently limited. However, it seems that M. genitalium is an important cause of urinrørskatar (urethritis) in both men and women. The bacterium is also found in people without symptoms. […]
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Definition State that lacks good definition Cervicitissymptomer and negative bacteriology occurrence Usually from 30 years of age Increasing frequency against menopause Etiology and pathogenesis Unknown ICPC 2 X85 Cervical disease IKA ICD-10 N86 Wounds and ektropi on the cervix Diagnosis Diagnostic criteria Chronic changes of portio (lacerations, mucosal versions) Ample and persistent vaginal discharge, where cultivation of chlamydia, mycoplasma genital, gonorrhea and herpes are negative Differential Sexually transmissible infection, for example. Chlamydia Medical history Ample and persistent vaginal discharge Often slimy discharge with periods of pus Udflådet can also be bloody Clinical findings Portio hypertrophic / uneven surface Red portio, ectopic mucosa Often slimy and purulent discharge Additional studies in general practice cytological examination chlamydia test Genital mycoplasma test 1 […]
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Facts Acute Cervix Inflammation An infection of the cervix, which is the opening into the uterus Frequent symptoms are vaginal discharge, contact bleeding, soreness, pain during intercourse. In severe cases there may be fever and general malaise It is a frequent cause of medical contact It is a sexual transmitted disease most common among women under 25 Caused by the bacteria chlamydia and gonorrhea rarer or virus Herpes and HPV Inflammation due. Bacteria treated with antibiotics, while the virus is prevented with HPV vaccine What is acute cervical inflammation? The cervix (cervix uteri) is opening into the uterine cavity. It is located deep in the vagina (see drawing). Cervical Inflammation is an infection caused by bacteria or viruses. The most common […]
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Facts About Chronic Cervix Inflammation Chronic cervical inflammation is a disorder that occurs with increasing frequency with age The woman plagued by mucus discharge with pus, possibly. mixed with blood No bacterial infection Featuring mucus producing lining of the womb to the cervix Treatment is aimed at stopping mucus production What is chronic cervical inflammation? The cervix (cervix uteri) is opening into the uterine cavity and is located deep in the vagina (see drawing). Chronic inflammation of the cervix is a slightly turbid state that lacks good definition. There are symptoms of inflammation of the cervix, but bacterial and viral tests are normal (see. Acute cervical inflammation ). The cause is unknown. How common is chronic cervical inflammation? The incidence of […]
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Basic information for Toxic Shock Syndrome Definition Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition which may be caused by either Staphylococcus aureus 1 or Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococci) 2 – the latter is described in the article on GAS infections TSS is characterized by rapid onset of high fever, vomiting, watery diarrhea, sore throat, myalgia and headache in a previously healthy person The disease was first described in 1978 and was known in wider circles in 1980 during a number of disease cases in younger women assicieret with tampon use by menstruation;hence the name tamponsyge occurrence Incidence and prevalence The condition is rare The incidence has decreased considerably since the first cases – primarily because of the information and […]
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Facts About Toxic Shock Syndrome Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare condition caused by toxins from either yellow staphylococci or group A streptococci (GAS) Previously, the condition most common in menstruating women who had had a tampon lying too long The condition is characterized by rapid onset of high fever, vomiting, aqueous diarrhea, sore throat, headache and muscle aches Lifesaving treatment directed at the complications of TSS is always at the hospital It is recommended that tampons are used in more than 8 hours and no tampon should be used for more than 12 hours What is toxic shock syndrome (TSS)? Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a rare but serious condition caused by toxins from individual bacteria. TSS can […]
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Facts About Herpes in Pregnancy Pregnant women can get herpes outbreak during pregnancy Treatment is the same as in non-pregnant In rare cases, a pregnant with first-time outbreak of herpes infect her child during birth For first-time outbreak close to birth be cesarean considered Most women with known herpes will give birth normally The risk of pregnancy Herpes on the genitals caused by a viral infection. The infection is chronic, and some have frequent recurrent outbreaks. If you have ever had an outbreak of genital herpes, there is no special risk associated with pregnancy and childbirth. Earlier Monday made cesarean if the pregnant woman had herpes outbreaks at birth. Today we know that the risk to the newborn baby becoming infected […]
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Facts About Genital Herpes Genital herpes does genital herpes Cold sores on lips can be through oral sex cause genital herpes Symptoms of genital herpes are small blisters that sit in groups and are small painful sores on the genitals The initial outbreak of genital herpes can cause: general malaise fever swollen lymph nodes in lyskerne possibly. difficulty to urinate The infection usually goes over after a few days but the virus will remain dormant in nerve roots for life and can cause new outbreaks What is genital herpes? Genital herpes is an infection with genital herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of viruses: HSV-1 HSV-2 The infection results in blisters and sores on the genitals. How common is […]
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Basic data Definition Epididymitis occurrence Less than 1 case per 1,000 patients per year, but exact figures are not available Rare before sexually mature age Etiology and pathogenesis In younger men are sexually transmitted infection most frequently Chlamydia trachomatis, less often Neisseria gonorrhoeae In men over 35 years most gram-negative rods Can also be a complication of underlying urological disease, or recent instrumentation A non-infectious variant can occur 2-3 days after trauma At the same time swelling in the testicle due to edema predisposing factors Recurrent epididymit in younger boys may be due to reflux of urine to the seminal vesicles Testicular cancer can in rare cases cause ICPC 2 Y74 Inflammation of the testis / epididymis ICD-10 N45 Inflammation […]
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