Prevent NonGonococcal Urethritis - Wear A Condom - It Makes Sense

STDs are generally transferred by touching the infected skin, regardless if condoms are used. Why so, because the bacteria and viral germs that causes STD is not localized to a specific part of the body. Some of these STDs are papilloma, Chlamydia, herpes and syphilis. For both men and women, any part of the genital area can be a target of these pathogens.

The urethra can be infected by same type of pathogens that cause gonorrhoea. This infection is called NonGonococcal urethritis, generally caused by a microbe called Chlamydia. This disease is more common in men than women because women’s urethra rarely gets infected during an intercourse.

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.

The infected person can infect other people as soon as he contracts the disease up to the time he gets cured. There is a possibility that disease will recur. This disease can lead to the swelling of the testicles and infection of the prostate if not immediately treated. Use a condom and wash the genital area after intercourse to reduce the possibility of infection. Reducing the number of your sexual partners could also be a great idea to avoid this infection. Australian researchers of the Sexual Health Centre in Melbourne published an article in the Journal of Infectious Disease of their findings that oral sex could also cause nongonococcal urethritis, saying further that this infection can affect both men and women. Some of the consequences of this illness to women are development of inflammatory pelvic disease, sterility and recurring pelvic pains. In majority of the occurrences, the cause of nongonococcal urethritis cannot be established.

However, it is considered that in 30 - 50% of the cases the Chlamydia microorganism leads to this disease and in 10-20% of the cases, the triggering microorganism is mycoplasma genitalium. This disease can be treated with antibiotics and the results are satisfactory in general.

Three hundred twenty nine who were nongonococcal urethritis positive participated in another study conducted by researchers in Melbourne during the period March 2004 and March 2005. Another set of volunteers who did not show any symptoms also participated. They filled out survey forms about their sexual habits and their urine samples were tested for micro-organisms that cause urethritis.

Chlamydia infections were the most common both in the case of homosexual and heterosexual men (22% respectively 15%) and much more common than the control group. Chlamydia and Mycoplasma genitalium infections have been associated first with unprotected vaginal sex or oral sex. Therefore, if you pay enough attention to your fantasies or sex habits you can prevent this disease.

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