La importancia de controlar las enfermedades de transmisión sexual (ETS)

Sexually transmitted infections (STDs) or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) pose a global health problem in our society, both because of their very high prevalence and their association with serious diseases such as HIV infection ) Or the appearance of carcinomas in the genital anus region, in both males and females.

Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Features and Symptoms

These diseases are characterized by their great contagiousness, which is favored because, in many cases, they produce few symptoms that can go unnoticed for patients. From the clinical point of view, according to their origin they can produce:

• Ulcers or wounds
• Genital secretion
• Emergence of warts
• Emergence of tumors in the area

In addition, in many cases these are processes that can last a long time, especially in human papillomavirus and genital herpes simplex infections. This increases their contagiousness over time.

Sexually transmitted diseases, who can get them?

Any sexually active person can acquire a sexually transmitted disease, so in practice it is not advisable to use the concept of "risk groups". Usually, the patient does not consider that his sexual practices put him at risk of becoming infected of one of these diseases, reason why relaxes the precautions. In addition, the number of people carrying these diseases is very large and they do not know it, so they act as a source of infection.

Early treatment, essential for sexually transmitted diseases

Early treatment of these diseases is vital to prevent their spread and the risk of sequelae. Correct patient information is vital to properly treat the disease and prevent transmission to other people. But as important as this is that proper advice from various specialists, including dermatologists , avoid the psychological and personal impact on these patients who often experience these processes with great anxiety and concern.