Uke wezwa nge-Chlamydia? Ake sixoxe ngayo kalula!

Wake wezwa ngezifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI)? Mhlawumbe kumngane, ephephandabeni, noma kwi-inthanethi. Kunezifo eziningi ezinjalo, enye yazo ebizwa ngokuthi i-Chlamydia. Kuvamile impela, kodwa abantu abaningi abazi ngakho. Namuhla sizokhuluma ngale Chlamydia ngendlela elula kakhulu, ngendlela ongayiqonda.

Iyini i-Chlamydia?

Kalula nje, i-Chlamydia iyisifo esithathelwana ngocansi (STI) esibangelwa uhlobo lwebhaktheriya . Into engcono kakhulu ukuthi ingelashwa futhi yelapheke ngokuphelele. Kodwa-ke, kunenkinga encane. Esikhathini esiningi, azikho izimpawu ezibonakalayo . Yingakho kubalulekile ukuthola ukwelashwa ngokushesha okukhulu. Uma ingelashwa, i-Chlamydia ingadala izinkinga ezinkulu kanye nomonakalo ohlala njalo ohlelweni lwakho lokuzala.

I-Chlamydia isakazeka kanjani?

Uma umuntu ene-Chlamydia, angayisakaza kubalingani bakhe bocansi. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ingasatshalaliswa ngocansi, ucansi lwendunu, noma ucansi lomlomo . Ingasatshalaliswa nangamatoyi ocansi asetshenziswe ngumuntu one-Chlamydia.

Ungayithola yini i-Chlamydia ngaphandle kokuya ocansini?

Yebo, kungenzeka. Ukuya ocansini akuyona yodwa indlela yokuthola i-chlamydia. Isibonelo, uma usebenzisa amathoyizi ocansi asetshenziswe ngumuntu onesifo, ungawathola nakulokho.

Ubani othinteka kakhulu yi-Chlamydia?

Eqinisweni, noma ubani ohlanganyela ocansini angathola i-chlamydia. Amagciwane abangela i-chlamydia angatholakala oketshezini lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane kanye nasesidoda. Lokhu kusho ukuthi noma ubani ohlanganyela ocansini angayithola futhi ayidlulisele kwabanye. Uma ukhulelwe futhi une-chlamydia, ingane yakho nayo ingayithola .

Ivame kangakanani i-Chlamydia?

I-Chlamydia ingenye yezifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI) ezivame kakhulu ezibangelwa amagciwane. I-Chlamydia ivame ukuba nezimpawu . Lokhu kusho ukuthi azikho izimpawu noma izimpawu zokutheleleka. Lokhu kusho ukuthi izifo eziningi azibikwa.

Ubani osengozini enkulu?

Abanye abantu basengozini enkulu yokuthola i-chlamydia.

• Intsha ephakathi kweminyaka eyi-15 nengama-24 : I-Chlamydia ivame kakhulu kuleli qembu leminyaka, ikakhulukazi abesifazane abasebasha.Ngakho-ke, uma ukuleli banga leminyaka, odokotela bavame ukukweluleka ukuthi uhlolwe i-Chlamydia.
• Amadoda alala namadoda (MSM) : Ukutheleleka kwe-Chlamydia kuvame kakhulu phakathi kwamadoda alala namadoda kunaphakathi kwamadoda alala nabesifazane.

Okubalulekile, ukusabalala kwalesi sifo phakathi kwamanye amaqembu akubangelwa ukuziphatha ngokocansi kuphela. Lokhu kungase kube ngenxa yamazinga aphezulu okutheleleka kuleyo miphakathi kanye nokufinyelela okuncane ezinsizeni zokuvimbela ukutheleleka ngocansi ( STI ) (isib. amakhondomu , imfundo ngocansi).

Ngakho-ke, izinhlangano ezifana ne-US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) zincoma ukuthi uhlolwe i-chlamydia njengengxenye yokuhlolwa kwakho kwezempilo okuvamile.

I-Chlamydia ikhula kanjani?

Ukutheleleka kwe-Chlamydia kusakazeka ngokuxhumana ngokocansi. Okusho ukuthi, ngokudluliselwa koketshezi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane noma isidoda esiqukethe amagciwane abangela i-Chlamydia kusuka komunye umuntu kuya komunye. Ukuxhumana ngokocansi kuhlanganisa umsebenzi wocansi ongahileli ukungena noma ukuphuma komchamo. Kunezindlela eziningana lapho leli gciwane lingadluliselwa khona:

• Ucansi : Amabhaktheriya angadlula esuka epenis yomuntu oyedwa aye esithweni sangasese somunye umuntu noma ngenye indlela.
• Ucansi lwendunu : Amabhaktheriya angadlula esuka endunu yomuntu oyedwa aye endunu yomunye umuntu noma ngenye indlela.
• Ucansi lomlomo : Amabhaktheriya angadlula emlonyeni womuntu oyedwa aye epipini, esithweni sangasese sowesifazane, noma endunu yomunye umuntu, noma ngenye indlela.
• Ukusebenzisa amathoyizi ocansi : Ithoyizi lingangenisa amagciwane emlonyeni womuntu, epipini, esithweni sangasese sowesifazane, noma endunu.
• Ukushukunyiswa ngesandla kwezitho zangasese noma indunu : Nakuba kungavamile, uma uketshezi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane oluthelelekile noma isidoda sithinta amehlo, isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-conjunctivitis singavela. Isibonelo, uma uthinta izitho zangasese zomuntu onegciwane bese uthinta amehlo akho ngaphandle kokugeza izandla zakho, lokhu kungenzeka.

Yiziphi izimo lapho i-Chlamydia ingathelelani khona?

I-Chlamydia ayisabalali ngokushintshana koketshezi lomzimba. I-Chlamydia ayisabalali ngalezi zinto:

• Ukuqabulana.
• Ukwabelana ngokudla neziphuzo.
• Ukugona noma ukubambana ngezandla.
• Ukusebenzisa indlu yangasese esetshenziswe ngomunye umuntu.
• Ukuphefumula emoyeni uma othile ekhwehlela noma ethimula.

I-Chlamydia ingaba khona isikhathi esingakanani ngaphandle kokubonisa izimpawu?

I-Chlamydia ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi "ukutheleleka okungabonakali" ngoba abantu abaningi abane-chlamydia (50% kuya ku-70%) , kungakhathaliseki ubulili, abanazo izimpawu . Ngisho nalabo abanezimpawu bangase bangaqapheli ukuthi zibangelwa i-chlamydia kuze kube amasonto ambalwa ngemva kokutheleleka. Ngenxa yokuthi i-chlamydia ayinazimpawu, kulula ukuthi othile ayidlulisele komunye umuntu ngaphandle kokwazi . Lokhu kungavimbela abantu ekutholeni ukwelashwa abakudingayo ukuvimbela izinkinga ezinkulu ezivela ku-chlamydia.

Ungangitshela ukuthi usunesikhathi esingakanani une-chlamydia?

Kwabaningi, izimpawu ze-chlamydia zivela zingakapheli isonto kuya ezinyangeni ezintathu ngemva kocansi olungavikelekile. Kodwa-ke, ngezinye izikhathi kungathatha isikhathi esingaphezu kwezinyanga ezintathu. Udokotela wakho angathola okwengeziwe mayelana nokutheleleka lapho ethola ukuthi unalesi sifo. Isibonelo, angabona ukuthi ukutheleleka sekusakazekele yini emathunjini akho noma emasendeni. Uma usebenza ocansini, kubalulekile ukuthi uhlolwe njalo izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI) . Ungase ube nokutheleleka ungazi.

Ziyini izimpawu ze-Chlamydia?

Uma uba nezimpawu, zingase zihluke kuye ngokuthi unepenis noma isitho sangasese sowesifazane.

Izimpawu ezizwakala ngabesifazane

Ibhaktheriya ye-Chlamydia ivame ukubangela izimpawu ezifana neze-cervicitis noma ukutheleleka komgudu womchamo (UTI). Ungase ubhekane nalokhu:

• Ukuphuma koketshezi olumhlophe, oluphuzi, noma olumpunga esithweni sangasese sowesifazane, ngezinye izikhathi olunephunga elibi .
• Ukuba khona kobomvu emchameni (i-Pyuria).
• Ukudinga njalo ukuchama .
• Ukuzwa ubuhlungu noma ukushisa lapho uchama (i-Dysuria).
• Ukopha ngesikhathi sokuya esikhathini.
• Ukuya esikhathini okubuhlungu.
• Ubuhlungu ngesikhathi socansi (i-Dyspareunia) .
• Ukuluma noma ukushisa ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane.
• Ubuhlungu obungazwakali esiswini esingezansi.

Izimpawu ezizwakala ngamadoda

Amabhaktheriya e-Chlamydia avame ukuthelela i-urethra yakho futhi abangele izimpawu ezifana ne-nongonococcal urethritis. Ungase ubhekane nalokhu:

• Ukuphuma kwamanzi okufana nefinye noma okucacile okuvela epenis.
• Ukuzwa ubuhlungu noma ukushisa lapho uchama (i-Dysuria).

Ezinye izimpawu

I-Chlamydia ingathinta ezinye izingxenye zomzimba wakho ngaphandle kwezitho zakho zokuzala. Isibonelo:

• I-Anus : Ungase uzwe ubuhlungu, ukungakhululeki, ukopha, noma ukuphuma okufana ne-mucus e-anus.
• Umphimbo : Ungase ube nomphimbo obuhlungu, kodwa ngokuvamile amagciwane akhona emphinjeni wakho futhi ungase ungakhombisi zimpawu.
• Amehlo : Uma igciwane i-Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) lingena emehlweni, izimpawu ze-conjunctivitis zingavela. Lokhu kufaka phakathi ukubomvu, ubuhlungu, kanye nokuphuma koketshezi emehlweni.

Uma unezinye zalezi zimpawu, bona udokotela ngokushesha .

Wazi kanjani ukuthi une-Chlamydia?

Ukuhlolwa okuvame kakhulu kwe-chlamydia yi -Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) . Udokotela wakho uzothatha isampula yoketshezi oluvela ku-swab yakho yesitho sangasese sowesifazane/somlomo wesibeletho noma aqoqe isampula yomchamo. Isampula izothunyelwa elabhorethri ukuze ihlolwe amagciwane abangela i-chlamydia. Udokotela wakho angenza lokhu kuhlolwa ehhovisi, noma angakunikeza ikhithi yokuhlola i-chlamydia ekhaya. Ukuze uthole imiphumela enembile, udinga ukulandela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho ngqo .

Kungani kubalulekile ukuhlolwa?

Ngenxa yokuthi izifo eziningi ze-Chlamydia azibonakali, kubalulekile ukuthi uhlolwe i-Chlamydia, noma ngabe awunazo izimpawu zokutheleleka . Kunconywa kakhulu ukuthi abesifazane abenza ucansi, abasengozini enkulu ye-Chlamydia, bahlolwe njalo. Lokhu kungenxa yokuthi i-Chlamydia ibangela izinkinga ezinkulu kwabesifazane kunabesilisa. Ubhekwa njengosengozini enkulu uma:

• Uma ungaphansi kweminyaka engama-25 ubudala.
• Uma ukhulelwe.
• Uma unomlingani omusha wocansi.
• Uma unabalingani abaningi bocansi.
• Uma uke waba nokutheleleka kwe-Chlamydia ngaphambilini.

Kungumqondo omuhle futhi ukuthi amadoda ahlolwe i-Chlamydia ezimweni ezilandelayo:

• Uma uhlala noma uvakashela njalo izindawo lapho i-Chlamydia ivame khona, njengeziboshwa, imitholampilo yokwelulekwa kwentsha, noma imitholampilo yezempilo yocansi.
• Uma ulala nabanye abantu besilisa.

Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uneminyaka emingaki, impilo yakho yokuzala, noma ezinye izinto eziyingozi, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngomlando wakho wocansi kanye nemisebenzi yakho yocansi . Udokotela wakho ungumuntu ongcono kakhulu ukukweluleka ngokuthi kufanele uhlolwe kangaki i-chlamydia nezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI).

Iphathwa kanjani i-chlamydia?

I-Chlamydia ingelapheka ngama-antibiotic zingakapheli isonto noma amabili . Kodwa-ke, ungayeki ukuthatha imithi ngoba nje izimpawu zakho sezithuthukile. Thatha imithi uze uyiqede. Buza udokotela wakho ukuthi wenzeni ngemva kokuqeda ukuthatha imithi ukuqinisekisa ukuthi ukutheleleka sekuphelile ngokuphelele . I-Chlamydia ingabuya .

Khumbula lezi zinto uma uphathwa.

Ngesikhathi sokwelashwa, udinga ukuvimbela ukutheleleka kabusha futhi uqinisekise ukuthi noma yibaphi abalingani bocansi ongaba nabo nabo bayaphathwa.

• Gwema ukuya ocansini kuze kube yilapho ukutheleleka sekuphelile ngokuphelele . Ungacabangi ukuthi usuphulukisiwe ngokushesha nje lapho uqala ukwelashwa. Phuza yonke imithi udokotela wakho akutshele yona, futhi ugweme ukuxhumana ngokocansi okwamanje.
• Yazisa noma yibaphi abalingani bocansi oke waba nabo ezinyangeni ezintathu ezedlule . Batshele ukuthi uthelelekile ukuze nabo bahlolwe.
• Hlola ezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI) (isib. i-HIV/AIDS, i-Syphilis, i-Herpes, i-Gonorrhea). Kungenzeka ukuthi ube nezifo eziningi zocansi ngesikhathi esisodwa, ngakho-ke kubalulekile ukuthola ukwelashwa okufanele kokutheleleka ngakunye.

Ama-antibiotic angaqeda ukutheleleka kwakho, kodwa awakwazi ukulungisa umonakalo owenziwe yibhaktheriya emzimbeni wakho ngaphambi kokwelashwa. Yingakho kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlolwa i-chlamydia njalo, ukubona udokotela ngokushesha nje lapho ubona izimpawu, nokuthola ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma uthelelekile.

Ingabe i-Chlamydia izolulama ngokwayo?

Ungalokothi ulinde i-Chlamydia ukuthi izihambele yodwa . Uma ingelashwa, i-Chlamydia ingadala umonakalo omkhulu empilweni yakho. Uma uhlanganyela ocansini, ubeka engcupheni yokusabalalisa ukutheleleka kwabanye, okubabeka ezinkingeni ezinkulu.

Yimiphi imithi esetshenziswa ukwelapha i-Chlamydia?

Ama-antibiotic asetshenziswa kakhulu ekwelapheni ukutheleleka kwe-Chlamydia yile:

• I-Doxycycline `( Doxycycline ( Doxycycline) )` : Ngokuvamile ithathwa izinsuku eziyisikhombisa, lena yiyo enconywa kakhulu.
• I-Azithromycin : Ngokuvamile ithathwa njengomthamo owodwa, lokhu kuyindlela yokuqala enconywayo ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.

Thatha ama-antibiotic owanikezwe udokotela wakho kuphela, bese uthatha yonke imithi uze uqede, noma ngabe izimpawu zakho ziyancipha.

Ingabe i-Chlamydia ingelapheka ngokuphelele?

Yebo. I-Chlamydia ingelashwa futhi yelapheke ngokuphelele . Kodwa-ke, ezinye izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi manje seziqala ukumelana nama-antibiotic, okwenza kube nzima ukuzelapha. Unalokhu engqondweni, indlela engcono kakhulu yokulwa ne-Chlamydia ukuvimbela ukusabalala kwegciwane.

Kwenzekani uma ingelashwa?

I-chlamydia engelashwa ingaba yingozi enkulu empilweni yakho. Uma unezimpawu ze-chlamydia, bona udokotela ngokushesha bese uthola izivivinyo ze-STI njalo ukuze uvimbele izinkinga kamuva.

Izinkinga abesifazane abangase babhekane nazo

I-chlamydia engelashwa ingabangela okulandelayo:

• Isifo Sokuvuvukala Kwesitho Sangasese Sowesifazane (PID) : I-PID yisimo esibucayi esingadinga ukulaliswa esibhedlela. Singenzeka uma i-STI engalashwanga, njenge-Chlamydia, ilimaza izitho zakho zokuzala. I-PID ingabangela ukungazali kanye nobuhlungu obungapheli besisu . I-PID ingavimba amapayipi e-fallopian futhi ibangele ukukhulelwa kwe-ectopic . Lokhu kungaba yingozi enganeni futhi kusongela impilo kamama.
• Izinkinga zokukhulelwa : Ukutheleleka okungalashwanga kungaholela ekubelethweni ngaphambi kwesikhathi . Futhi, uma ukhulelwe futhi une-chlamydia, ungadlulisela ukutheleleka enganeni yakho. Izingane ezizalwa zine-chlamydia zingaba ne-pneumonia noma i-conjunctivitis, futhi uma zingalashwanga, zingaba yimpumputhe. Uma ukhulelwe, kufanele uhlolwe i-chlamydia ngesikhathi sokuqala sokukhulelwa.
• Ukungazali : Ukutheleleka okungalashwanga kungabangela umonakalo ongapheli kuma-fallopian tubes, esibelethweni, noma esithweni sangasese sowesifazane, okwenza kube nzima ukukhulelwa.

Izinkinga amadoda angase abhekane nazo

I-chlamydia engelashwa ingabangela okulandelayo:

• I-Epididymitis : Ukutheleleka kungasakazekela emasendeni kanye nasepayipini elithwala isidoda liye emasendeni (i-epididymis), okubangela izimpawu ezifana nobuhlungu, ukuvuvukala, kanye nobuhlungu emasendeni.
• Ukuncipha kokuzala : I-Chlamydia ingalimaza isidoda sakho futhi ithinte kabi ikhono lakho lokukhulelwa izingane.

Izinkinga ezithinta wonke umuntu

I-chlamydia engelashwa ingasakazekela egazini lakho, okubangela:

• I-Arthritis EsabelayoLokhu kwandisa ingozi yokuba nesifo samathambo. Lokhu kungabangela ukuba amalunga akho avuvuke futhi abe buhlungu.
• Kwandisa amathuba okutheleleka nge-HIV .

Ngizozizwa ngingcono ngokushesha kangakanani ngemva kokwelashwa?

Kufanele uqale ukuzizwa ungcono phakathi nesonto ngemuva kokuqala ama-antibiotic. Qhubeka uthatha umuthi kuze kube yilapho yonke imithi isiphelile, noma ngabe izimpawu zakho ziyathuthuka.

Kufanele uzithibe isikhathi esingakanani ocansini ngenkathi welashwa i-Chlamydia?

Gwema ukuya ocansini nanoma ubani (kufaka phakathi ucansi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, noma lomlomo) okungenani izinsuku eziyisikhombisa ngemuva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Lokhu kunikeza umuthi isikhathi sokusebenza futhi kukuvimbela ekudluliseleni ukutheleleka kubalingani bakho bocansi. Ngisho nangemva kokuphela kokwelashwa, kufanele uqhubeke nokwenza ucansi oluphephile futhi uhlolwe izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi njengengxenye yokuhlolwa kwakho kwezempilo njalo.

I-Chlamydia ihlala isikhathi esingakanani?

Uma welashwa, i-chlamydia kufanele iphele ngemva kwesonto elilodwa noma amabili . Kodwa-ke, ukuhlolwa kungaba nomthelela kuze kube amasonto amane ngemva kokwelashwa. Kubalulekile ukuthatha wonke ama-antibiotic owathathayo ukuze ulwe nokutheleleka. Ungahlanganyeli ocansini ngenkathi welashwa , kungenjalo ungaphinde utheleleke.

Ungazivikela kanjani ku-Chlamydia?

Indlela kuphela yokuvimbela i-chlamydia ukugwema ukwenza ucansi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, i-anal, noma ngomlomo nomuntu onalo. Futhi, qiniseka ukuthi amathoyizi ocansi anamagciwane kuwo awathintani nezitho zakho zobulili. Kodwa-ke, akwenzeki njalo ukwazi ukuthi umlingani wakho wamanje noma ongase abe naye une-chlamydia, ikakhulukazi njengoba abantu abaningi abane-chlamydia bengenazo izimpawu. Ngakho-ke, uma kukhulunywa ngokuvimbela, kungumqondo omuhle ukwenza imikhuba yocansi ephephile ibe yingxenye evamile yokuphila kwakho kocansi:

• Sebenzisa amakhondomu ngesikhathi socansi, ucansi lwendunu, kanye nocansi lomlomo.
• Sebenzisa amadamu amazinyo ngesikhathi socansi lomlomo noma ngesikhathi sokuxhumana phakathi kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane nesitho sangasese sowesifazane.
• Ungabelani ngamathoyizi ocansi . Uma uwasebenzisa, wageze ngemva kokusebenzisa ngakunye, bese umboza amathoyizi asetshenziswa ekungeneni ngekhondomu.
• Yenza ucansi nomlingani oyedwa kuphela , uma lowo muntu elala nawe.

Eminye imibuzo engqondweni yakho

Ingabe i-Chlamydia inephunga elithile?

I-Chlamydia ayihlali inephunga. Kodwa-ke, esinye sezimpawu ze-Chlamydia uketshezi olungavamile nolunuka kabi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane.

Ngithole kanjani i-chlamydia uma ngingakopelanga?

Ungayithola i-chlamydia uma umlingani wakho enza ucansi lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, somlomo, noma sendunu nomuntu onegciwane bese elala nawe. Kungaba nemibono ehlukene mayelana nokuthi kusho ukuthini "ukukopela" ebudlelwaneni, futhi lokhu kungaqondani kungaholela ezifweni. Thembeka kumlingani wakho mayelana nezinhlobo zezenzo zocansi ozenzayo kanye nezinhlobo zezenzo zocansi azenzayo. Ukuze unciphise ingozi yokuthola i-chlamydia, yenza ucansi oluphephile futhi uhlolwe njalo.

Ngithole kanjani i-Chlamydia uma umlingani wami engayitholanga?

I-Chlamydia ingathatha amasonto, izinyanga, noma ngisho neminyaka ukubonisa izimpawu. Ngokuvamile, awazi ukuthi unayo ngoba awunazo izimpawu. Lokhu kusho ukuthi kungenzeka ukuthi usuthole i-chlamydia kumlingani wakho wangaphambilini wocansi . Uma uke waba nabalingani abaningi bocansi futhi wenza ucansi olungavikelekile, kuwumqondo omuhle ukuhlolwa i-chlamydia.

Ekugcineni, khumbula

Kungaba yihlazo ukukhuluma nodokotela wakho ngocansi, ikakhulukazi izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI). Kodwa-ke, impilo yakho yocansi iyingxenye ebalulekile yempilo yakho, futhi udinga ukuqinisekisa ukuthi udokotela wakho uyazi ngayo. I-Chlamydia ingaba yingozi enkulu empilweni uma ingelashwa.

Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngezingozi zakho. Yenza uhlelo lokuthi kufanele uhlolwe kangaki izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi, ngokusekelwe ezincomweni zikadokotela wakho. Uma umlingani wakho ehlolwa ukuthi une-chlamydia, noma uma unezimpawu ezibonisa ukuthi ungase utheleleke, bheka udokotela ngokushesha.

Yenza ucansi oluphephile ukuze uvimbele ukusabalala kwe-Chlamydia. Ngithemba ukuthi lolu lwazi luzokusiza. Hlala uphilile!

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