15 misunderstandings about preventing and treating STDs

　　prevention sexually transmitted diseases What should be done? For relatively harmful diseases, everyone should prevent them in time so as not to harm their body and mind. healthy , STDs can include many types of disease , such as gonorrhea, syphilis, genital herpes, and genital warts. Do you want to know how to prevent sexually transmitted diseases? If you want to know, just read the following introduction by experts.

　　What both sexes must know: 15 misunderstandings about preventing and treating sexually transmitted diseases

　　Myth 1: Using condoms will prevent you from contracting STDs

　　Although condoms are the best way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases, they are not foolproof because condoms are used improperly (if they are not fully inserted, and are not used until halfway through sexual intercourse). ejaculation If the condom continues to have sexual intercourse, etc.) or the condom is of poor quality and breaks during intercourse, there is still a chance of contracting an STD.

　　Myth 2: You won’t get STDs from oral sex

　　Oral sex is one of the important ways of transmitting sexually transmitted diseases. Herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, non-gonococcal urethritis and AIDS can all be transmitted through oral sex.

　　Myth 3: If you take antibiotics before visiting a prostitute, you don’t need to wear a condom

　　Antibiotics are only effective against sexually transmitted diseases caused by bacteria, but are not effective against herpes and AIDS. The misuse of antibiotics can easily cause bacteria to develop resistance. Gonorrhea is the most obvious example.

　　Myth 4: You will not get sexually transmitted diseases if you urinate immediately after visiting a prostitute.

　　Bacteria or viruses that cause STDs can penetrate deep into tissues or enter the bloodstream within a short period of time. Therefore, urinating immediately after sexual intercourse has limited effect on preventing STDs. but female Patients urinate after sexual intercourse to empty the bladder of bacteria, which can prevent acute cystitis.

　　Myth 5: Taking vitamin C before sex can prevent STDs

　　Vitamin C does not prevent sexually transmitted diseases.

　　Myth 6: STDs only cause symptoms in the sexual organs

　　In addition to the genitourinary organs, symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases may also appear in other organs of the body, including systemic skin , oral cavity, Eye , rectum, near anus and joints, etc.

　　To prevent sexually transmitted diseases, you must not only keep yourself clean and develop good sexual habits, but also pay attention to avoid the above-mentioned sexually transmitted disease landmines to avoid being harmed.

　　Myth 7: As long as you don’t go to inappropriate places, you won’t be infected with STDs

　　Herpes and condyloma acuminata can often be infected without having sexual intercourse. Blood transfusions and the sharing of needles and syringes with STD carriers can lead to STD syphilis and AIDS infection.

　　Myth 8: Whether a woman has an STD can be determined by her appearance.

　　Many sexually transmitted diseases have no obvious symptoms in women, and there is no abnormality in appearance, or the lesions are hidden deep in the Uterus Near the neck, it is not easy to detect, so women are often carriers of sexually transmitted diseases without knowing it. A woman who looks normal does not mean she is safe.

　　Myth 9: People with poor health will get STDs

　　Sexually transmitted diseases are pervasive, and people as strong as a cow can still get sexually transmitted diseases.

　　Myth 10: Only gay men can get AIDS

　　AIDS does not only affect gay men, heterosexuals, mothers fetus Individuals and couples may infect each other.

　　Myth 11: As long as there are no symptoms, STDs do not need to be treated

　　The treatment of sexually transmitted diseases requires a certain course of treatment. Do not stop taking medicine just because there are no symptoms. This can prevent the recurrence of the disease or the development of drug-resistant strains of bacteria.

　　Myth 12: If you get an STD, if your sexual partner has no symptoms, you don’t need treatment.

　　If you get an STD, your sexual partner must receive examination and treatment at the same time to avoid ping pong-type infections.

　　Myth 13: Blood from blood donation centers is absolutely safe and there is no need to worry about contracting sexually transmitted diseases

　　AIDS has a window period, and there is currently no effective method for testing. (Therefore, although the blood in the blood donation center has been screened for syphilis and AIDS, it is not guaranteed to be absolutely safe.

　　Myth 14: STDs have no impact on offspring

　　Most sexually transmitted diseases have an impact on offspring. Syphilis or non-gonococcal urethritis pathogens can be passed to the fetus through the placenta, leading to miscarriage, premature birth, embryonic death, congenital malformations, and fetal-transmitted syphilis. Chlamydia trachomatis can cause intrauterine growth retardation. Spontaneous miscarriage is mainly related to gonorrhea, mycoplasma or herpes simplex virus. Gonorrhea can cause neonatal gonorrhea, causing birth defects in newborns, and can also cause neonatal ophthalmia, leading to blindness.

　　Myth 15: Filling the urethra with gasoline can treat urethritis

　　Not only does gasoline have a sterilizing effect, it can also damage the mucous membrane of the urethra and cause serious tissue reactions.