Symptoms of chlamydia in women, treatment methods and drugs

The chlamydial infection group includes various diseases in the clinical picture with damage to the urogenital, respiratory and musculoskeletal systems, the heart and eyes.

Annually about 90 million people become ill with chlamydia, with more than half of the cases are women.

The wide prevalence of Chlamydia infection and its adverse effect on women's health( including reproductive health) constitute a serious social problem.

The representatives of the fair sex need knowledge about the nature of the symptoms of chlamydia in women and how the disease is transmitted.

Causes of chlamydia in women

Chlamydia cause adapted to life inside the human cellsorganism of the bacterium of the genus Chlamydia, subspecies Trachomatis( the most common type among the diseased), Psittaki, Pneumonia.

The most common infection occurs sexually, therefore more than 75% of patients are sexually active women of young age.

It is possible to become infected with household hygiene products( towels, toiletries) in which the chlamydial microbe is stored at room temperature for up to two days.

Quite high risk of chlamydia transmission from mother to child during childbirth. In rare cases, there is infection and airborne droplets from a patient with pneumonia of Chlamydia nature.

First signs of chlamydia in women

Two-thirds of patients with chlamydia know about the diagnosis by accident, with a planned examination, because the disease is asymptomatic and does not cause any inconvenience.

In the remaining 20-30% of cases, women notice unusual discharge:

• with chlamydia, vaginal whitish yellowish, mucopurulent with an unpleasant odor;
• can be accompanied by discomfort during sexual intercourse, itching, soreness in the lower abdomen.

But usually they start thinking about the illness at the stage of complications, as a result of prolonged chronic inflammation.

Symptoms of chlamydia in women

The expressed symptoms of chlamydia appear in women against the background of the development of diseases of reproductive and other organs caused by infection. Chlamydia live and reproduce in the epithelial cells of the vagina and cervix, urethra, anus, posterior pharyngeal wall, conjunctiva of the eyes, lungs.

Depending on the organ affected by the infection, various diseases occur and obvious symptoms appear.

Bartholinitis - inflammatory processes in the Bartholin gland, which is located on both sides at the entrance to the vagina. It manifests itself with pain, swelling and redness from the side of the lesion, an increase in body temperature.

Urethritis - Chlamydia defeated by the urethra with burning and pain development in the management of small need.

Erosion and inflammation of the cervix ( endocervicitis), accompanied by pulling pains in the lower abdomen, the appearance of mucopurulent discharge, often a swelling after sexual intercourse.

Endometritis ( inflammation of the inner layer of the uterus) - characteristic symptoms: high body temperature, uterine bleeding, mucopurulent discharge, pronounced pain behind the pubis.

Salpingitis and adnexitis - inflammation of the fallopian tubes and ovaries( often a combination pathology).Pain in the right or left side, violations of the menstrual cycle, increased body temperature - such symptoms allow you to suspect chlamydia of the appendages in women.

Pelvioperitonitis - peritoneal injury in the pelvic area. In this case, there are quite sharp pains in the abdomen, constipation, bloating, tension of the abdominal wall.

Chlamydial pharyngitis - occurs when infected during oral sex. Characterized by perspiration in the throat, pain when swallowing.

Chlamydial proctitis - inflammation of the rectilinear mucous membrane( after unprotected anal contacts) with the appearance of pain, mucopurulent discharge from the anus.

Arthritis ( Reiter's syndrome) - chronic chlamydia in women can lead to autoimmune inflammation of the joints.

Conjunctivitis - eye damage with the development of lacrimation, redness, burning. It develops with the introduction of infection into the eyes with dirty hands, with the joint use of towels.

Inflammation of the lungs - the first signs of chlamydial inflammation characterizes cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, fever.

By itself, the infection can be hidden - the first symptoms will arise along with the diseases caused by the infection!

Chlamydia in pregnant women

The danger of infection for pregnant women is that the disease, even with its asymptomatic course, can promote the development of spontaneous abortion in early periods or premature births in the second to third trimester.

The effect of chlamydia on the occurrence of oxygen starvation, disorders of brain and cardiac activity of the fetus is proved.

In addition, a woman infected with urogenital chlamydia can infect her child with chlamydial conjunctivitis or pneumonia during childbirth.

Diagnosis of chlamydiosis

Gynecologists who diagnose chlamydia infection are engaged in the detection of infection: women take mucosal vaginal discharge and are sent to the laboratory for polymerase chain reaction( PCR) or immunofluorescence reaction.

If suspicion of systemic candidiasis, as a test material can be taken blood, separated eyes, sputum, urine and dr. Vozmozhen analysis of antibody titers to chlamydia in the serum.

Treatment of chlamydia in women

The basis for the treatment of acute and uncomplicated chlamydial infection are powerful antibacterial drugs that can penetrate into the cells of the body.

This antibiotic group:

• macrolides;
• fluoroquinolones;
• tetracyclines.

They are prescribed in high doses, a course of 7-10 days and combined with local treatment, which is used as antibacterial ointments and suppositories for chlamydia.

In women with chronic disease, several longer courses of antibiotics( 21 days) are used - with the simultaneous administration of immunotherapy( pyrogenal, thymaline, interferon inducers), physiotherapy procedures.

Self-treatment of chlamydia in women is unacceptable - drugs with an incorrectly selected dose or regimen will lead to the emergence of infection resistance to antibiotics and the development of chronic chlamydial foci that are difficult to treat.

As a preventive measure, compliance with the rules of individual hygiene and exclusion of unprotected sex are advocated. Also, do not forget to visit a gynecologist for a systematic examination and examination for urogenital infections.

Complications of chlamydia

In the absence of timely detection and treatment, chlamydia passes into a chronic form with a gradual involvement in the inflammatory process of an organ.

The most socially significant complication of infectious disease for women's health is infertility( as a result of endometritis, salpingitis, adnexitis).

In the presence of chlamydia in the body, the susceptibility to HIV infection and other sexually transmitted diseases increases.