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ʻO ka gonorrhea kahi maʻi maʻi moekolohe maʻamau (STI) i hana ʻia e nā bacteria e hiki ke hoʻopilikia i kou wahi genital, ka ʻāʻī, a i ʻole ka rectum. Hoʻolaha ʻia kēia maʻi ma o ka pilina moekolohe a hiki ke loaʻa i kekahi kanaka e hana moekolohe ana, me ke ʻole o ka makahiki a i ʻole ka wahine.
ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo maikaʻi, hiki ke hoʻōla piha ʻia ka gonorrhea me ka lapaʻau antibiotic kūpono. ʻAʻole ʻike ka nui o nā kānaka me ka gonorrhea i kekahi hōʻailona, ʻo ia ke kumu e pono ai ka hoʻokolohua STI maʻamau no nā kānaka e hana moekolohe ana.
ʻO ka gonorrhea kahi maʻi i hana ʻia e kahi bacteria i kapa ʻia ʻo Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Hoʻopili kēia bacteria i nā wahi mahana a me ka pulu o kou ʻōnaehana hoʻohua, me ka cervix, uterus, a me nā fallopian tubes i nā wahine, a me ka urethra i nā kāne a me nā wahine.
Hiki i ka bacteria ke ulu i kou waha, ʻāʻī, maka, a me ka anus. ʻO ka mea e hana ai i kēia maʻi he mea paʻakikī loa ia no ka mea ʻaʻole pinepine ia e hana i nā hōʻailona, ʻoi aku hoʻi i nā wahine, ʻo ia hoʻi hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa me ka ʻike ʻole.
Wahi a nā loea olakino, ʻo ka gonorrhea kekahi o nā STIs i hōʻike pinepine ʻia. Hoʻopilikia kēia maʻi i nā miliona o nā kānaka ma ka honua holoʻokoʻa i kēlā me kēia makahiki, me nā ʻōpio ma waena o 15-24 mau makahiki ka mea i hoʻopilikia pinepine ʻia.
ʻAʻole ʻike ka nui o nā kānaka me ka gonorrhea i kekahi hōʻailona, ʻoi aku hoʻi nā wahine. Ke ʻike ʻia nā hōʻailona, ʻike pinepine ʻia lākou i loko o 2-10 mau lā ma hope o ka hōʻike ʻia, ʻoiai kekahi poʻe ʻaʻole paha e ʻike i nā hōʻailona no nā hebedoma.
E nānā kākou i nā hōʻailona maʻamau e hōʻike ai kou kino i ka wā e hakakā ana i kēia maʻi:
I nā wahine, hiki ke kuhi hewa ʻia nā hōʻailona gonorrhea no nā maʻi bladder a i ʻole vaginal. Hoʻoikaika pinepine kēia like ʻana i ka loiloi a me ka lapaʻau i hoʻokaʻulua ʻia, ʻo ia ke kumu e pono ai ka hoʻokolohua maʻamau.
No nā kāne, ʻoi aku ka ʻike ʻia o nā hōʻailona, ʻoi aku hoʻi ka puhi ʻana i ka wā e mimi ai a me ka hoʻokuʻu maʻamau. Eia naʻe, kekahi mau kāne ʻaʻole paha e ʻike i kekahi hōʻailona.
Hana ʻia ka gonorrhea e ka bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae, kahi i hoʻolaha ʻia ma o ka pilina moekolohe. Hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i ka maʻi ke komo kēia bacteria i kou kino ma o ka hana moekolohe me kekahi kanaka i loaʻa ka maʻi.
Hoʻolaha ʻia ka bacteria ma o kekahi mau ʻano o ka pilina moekolohe:
He mea nui e hoʻomaopopo ʻaʻole hiki i ka gonorrhea ke hoʻolaha ma o ka pilina maʻamau. ʻAʻole hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i ka gonorrhea mai nā noho halepaku, ka hoʻokaʻawale ʻana i nā mea inu, ka ʻāpī ʻana, a i ʻole nā pilina ʻē aʻe ʻole.
Make koke ka bacteria ma waho o ke kino o ke kanaka, no laila pono ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka pilina pololei me nā wai kino maʻi i ka wā o ka hana moekolohe. ʻOiai inā ʻaʻole ʻike kekahi i nā hōʻailona, hiki nō iā lākou ke hoʻoili i ka maʻi i kā lākou mau hoa.
Pono ʻoe e ʻike i kahi mea lawelawe olakino inā loaʻa iā ʻoe kekahi hōʻailona e hōʻike ana i ka STI, a i ʻole inā ua loaʻa iā ʻoe ka pilina moekolohe me kekahi kanaka i loaʻa ka gonorrhea. Pale aku ka ʻike mua a me ka lapaʻau i nā pilikia a hoʻemi i ka pilikia o ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka maʻi.
E ʻimi i ka mālama lapaʻau inā ʻike ʻoe i kekahi o kēia mau hōʻailona hōʻailona:
Pono nō hoʻi ʻoe e hoʻokolohua inā ua loaʻa iā ʻoe ka moekolohe pale ʻole me ka hoa hou a i ʻole nā hoa he nui. Manaʻo nui nā mea lawelawe olakino i ka nānā ʻana i ka STI maʻamau no nā kānaka e hana moekolohe ana, ʻoiai me ka ʻole o nā hōʻailona.
Inā hāpai ʻoe, he mea nui loa ka hoʻokolohua no ka gonorrhea no ka mea hiki i ka maʻi ke hana i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi no ʻoe a me kāu pēpē. ʻO ka hapa nui o ka mālama hāpai ke komo pū me ka nānā ʻana i ka STI maʻamau no kēia kumu.
Ke waiho ʻole ʻia, hiki i ka gonorrhea ke alakaʻi i nā pilikia olakino koʻikoʻi. ʻO ka ʻoiaʻiʻo maikaʻi, me ka lapaʻau wikiwiki, hiki ke pale aku loa i kēia mau pilikia.
Eia nā pilikia e hiki ke ulu inā hele ʻole ka gonorrhea me ka lapaʻau ʻole:
I nā hihia kakaikahi, hiki i ka gonorrhea i mālama ʻole ʻia ke hoʻolaha i nā ʻāpana ʻē aʻe o kou kino, e hana ana i ka maʻi ʻaʻai, nā pilikia ʻili, a i ʻole nā pilikia naʻau. Loaʻa kēia kūlana, i kapa ʻia ʻo ka maʻi gonococcal disseminated, i ka emi ma mua o 1% o nā hihia.
Hiki i nā wahine hāpai me ka gonorrhea i mālama ʻole ʻia ke hoʻoili i ka maʻi i kā lākou mau pēpē i ka wā hānau, e hana ana i nā maʻi maka koʻikoʻi a i ʻole nā maʻi hui i nā pēpē hou. ʻO ia ke kumu e pono ai ka hoʻokolohua a me ka lapaʻau prenatal.
He mea pololei ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ka gonorrhea a ʻo ka mea maʻamau ke komo pū me nā hoʻokolohua maʻalahi e hiki ke hana ʻia i ka wā o ka kipa kauka maʻamau. E koho ka mea lawelawe olakino i ka hoʻokolohua maikaʻi loa ma muli o kāu mau hōʻailona a me ka mōʻaukala moekolohe.
ʻO nā ʻano diagnostic maʻamau e komo pū ana:
No ka hoʻokolohua mimi, e hāʻawi wale ʻoe i kahi laʻana mimi, a e hoʻokolohua ka hale hana iā ia no nā bacteria gonorrhea. He mea pololei loa kēia hoʻokolohua a loaʻa pinepine nā hopena i loko o kekahi mau lā.
Inā ua loaʻa iā ʻoe ka moekolohe waha a i ʻole anal, hiki i kāu kauka ke manaʻo i nā swabs ʻāʻī a i ʻole rectal ma kahi o ka hoʻokolohua genital. Hoʻokomo kēia mau hoʻokolohua i ka ʻohi mālie ʻana i kahi laʻana mai ka wahi i hoʻopilikia ʻia me kahi swab pulupulu.
Hāʻawi pinepine nā mea lawelawe olakino i nā hoʻokolohua wikiwiki e hiki ke hāʻawi i nā hopena i loko o 30 mau minuke wale nō. Hāʻawi pū kekahi mau keʻena i nā mea hoʻokolohua home e hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻohana pilikino a hoʻouna i kahi hale hana no nā hopena.
Hiki ke hoʻōla piha ʻia ka gonorrhea me ka lapaʻau antibiotic kūpono. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka nui o nā kānaka i loko o kekahi mau lā ma hope o ka hoʻomaka ʻana o ka lapaʻau, a hoʻomaʻemaʻe pinepine ʻia ka maʻi i loko o hoʻokahi pule.
ʻO ka lapaʻau maʻamau e komo pū ana:
E koho kāu kauka i ka koho lapaʻau maikaʻi loa ma muli o kou kūlana kikoʻī a me nā allergies antibiotic āu e loaʻa ai. He mea nui e lawe i nā lāʻau āpau e like me ka mea i kuhikuhi ʻia, ʻoiai inā hoʻomaka ʻoe e ʻike i ka maikaʻi.
Pono ʻoe e pale i ka pilina moekolohe no ka liʻiliʻi o ʻehiku mau lā ma hope o ka hoʻopau ʻana i ka lapaʻau e pale ai i ka hoʻopili hou ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka maʻi i nā poʻe ʻē aʻe. Pono nō hoʻi e hoʻokolohua a mālama ʻia kāu mau hoa moekolohe e pale ai i ka hoʻoili ʻana i ka maʻi i hope a i mua.
Ma hope o ka lapaʻau, pono ʻoe i kahi hoʻokolohua hahai e hōʻoia i ka pau loa o ka maʻi. Hana pinepine ʻia kēia ma kahi o hoʻokahi pule ma hope o ka pau ʻana o kāu mau antibiotics.
ʻOiai nā antibiotics e hana nui ana i ka mālama ʻana i ka gonorrhea, hiki iā ʻoe ke kākoʻo i kou hoʻōla a pale aku i nā pilikia ma o ka mālama pono ʻana iā ʻoe iho i ka wā lapaʻau.
Eia pehea e mālama ai iā ʻoe iho i ka wā e hoʻōla ana:
He mea maʻamau ke ʻike i kekahi hopohopo a hopohopo paha e pili ana i ka loaʻa ʻana o ka STI. E hoʻomanaʻo he mea maʻamau loa ka gonorrhea a hiki ke mālama piha ʻia. He nui nā kānaka e hele ana ma kēia ʻike a hoʻōla piha.
Inā loaʻa iā ʻoe kekahi hōʻailona maʻamau ʻole i ka wā lapaʻau, e like me nā hopena ʻaoʻao koʻikoʻi mai nā antibiotics, e hoʻokaʻaʻike koke i kāu mea lawelawe olakino. ʻOi aku ka maikaʻi o ka nui o nā kānaka i ka mālama ʻana i ka gonorrhea, akā he mea nui e noho pili me kāu kauka.
ʻO ka pale ʻana i ka gonorrhea ke komo pū me ka hana ʻana i nā koho naʻauao e pili ana i ka olakino moekolohe. ʻO nā ʻano pale ʻana maikaʻi loa he mea hana a hiki ke loaʻa i ka nui o nā kānaka.
Eia nā ʻano pale ʻana maikaʻi loa:
He mea maikaʻi loa nā condoms latex i ka pale ʻana i ka gonorrhea ke hoʻohana pololei ʻia i kēlā me kēia manawa e moe ai ʻoe. Hoʻokomo kēia i ka moekolohe vaginal, anal, a me waha. Inā ʻoe e ʻeha i ka latex, hāʻawi nā condoms polyurethane i ka pale like.
He mea nui ka hoʻokolohua maʻamau no ka mea ʻaʻole ʻike ka nui o nā kānaka me ka gonorrhea i nā hōʻailona. Inā hana moekolohe ʻoe, e kamaʻilio me kāu mea lawelawe olakino e pili ana i ka pinepine o kāu hoʻokolohua ma muli o kāu mau pilikia pilikino.
Hiki i ka hoʻomākaukau ʻana no kāu appointment ke kōkua iā ʻoe e loaʻa ka loiloi pololei loa a me ka lapaʻau kūpono. He mea nui ka wehe a me ka ʻoiaʻiʻo me kāu mea lawelawe olakino no ka mālama kūpono.
Ma mua o kāu appointment, e hōʻiliʻili i kēia ʻike:
Pono kāu kauka e ʻike e pili ana i kāu mōʻaukala moekolohe e hāʻawi i ka mālama maikaʻi loa. Hoʻokomo kēia i ka ʻike e pili ana i ka nui o nā hoa, nā ʻano o ka hana moekolohe, a inā hoʻohana ʻoe i ka pale.
E hoʻomanaʻo ua aʻo ʻia nā mea lawelawe olakino he mau loea e kūkākūkā pinepine i kēia mau kumuhana. Aia lākou e kōkua iā ʻoe, ʻaʻole e hoʻohewa iā ʻoe. Ke ʻoiaʻiʻo nei e pili ana i kou olakino moekolohe e kōkua i ka hōʻoia ʻana e loaʻa iā ʻoe ka hoʻokolohua a me ka lapaʻau kūpono loa.
ʻO ka gonorrhea kahi STI maʻamau, hiki ke hoʻōla piha ʻia, pinepine ʻaʻole e hana i nā hōʻailona, e hana ana i ka hoʻokolohua maʻamau he mea nui no nā kānaka e hana moekolohe ana. Me ka lapaʻau antibiotic kūpono, hoʻōla piha ka nui o nā kānaka i loko o hoʻokahi pule.
ʻO nā mea nui loa e hoʻomanaʻo ai, ʻo ia ka hoʻolaha ʻana o ka gonorrhea ma o ka pilina moekolohe, hiki ke pale ʻia me ka hoʻohana mau ʻana i ka condom, a pono e mālama koke ʻia e pale aku i nā pilikia. Pale aku ka ʻike mua a me ka lapaʻau i kou olakino a me ke olakino o kāu mau hoa moekolohe.
Inā manaʻo ʻoe ua loaʻa paha iā ʻoe ka gonorrhea a i ʻole ua hōʻike ʻia iā ia, e ʻike i kahi mea lawelawe olakino no ka hoʻokolohua a me ka lapaʻau. Hana ka lāʻau lapaʻau hou i ka mālama ʻana i kēia maʻi he mea pololei a maikaʻi hoʻi, e ʻae ana iā ʻoe e hoʻi i ke olakino maikaʻi koke.
ʻAe, hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i ka gonorrhea mai ka moekolohe waha. Hiki i ka bacteria ke hoʻopilikia i kou ʻāʻī inā hana ʻoe i ka moekolohe waha ma luna o kekahi me ka gonorrhea genital, a i ʻole hiki ke hoʻopilikia i kou mau genital inā hana kekahi me ka gonorrhea ʻāʻī i ka moekolohe waha ma luna ou. Hoʻemi nui ka hoʻohana ʻana i ka pale pale e like me nā condoms a i ʻole nā dental dams i ka wā o ka moekolohe waha i kēia pilikia.
ʻIke pinepine ʻia nā hōʻailona gonorrhea i loko o 2-10 mau lā ma hope o ka hōʻike ʻia, ʻoiai kekahi poʻe ʻaʻole paha e ʻike i nā hōʻailona no nā hebedoma he nui. Eia naʻe, ʻaʻole loaʻa i ka nui o nā kānaka me ka gonorrhea kekahi hōʻailona, ʻo ia ke kumu e hiki ai i ka maʻi ke hele ʻole ʻia a hoʻolaha ʻia me ka ʻike ʻole.
ʻAʻole, ʻaʻole e hele ka gonorrhea ma luna o kona iho a pono i ka lapaʻau antibiotic e hoʻōla piha. Me ka ʻole o ka lapaʻau kūpono, hiki i ka maʻi ke hoʻolaha i nā ʻāpana ʻē aʻe o kou kino a hana i nā pilikia koʻikoʻi e like me ka infertility, ka maʻi inflammatory pelvic, a i ʻole ka ʻeha mau.
Pono ʻoe e kali i ka liʻiliʻi o ʻehiku mau lā ma hope o ka pau ʻana o kāu lapaʻau antibiotic ma mua o ka moe kolohe hou ʻana. Hōʻoia kēia manawa kali i ka hoʻomaʻemaʻe piha ʻana o ka maʻi mai kou ʻōnaehana a hoʻemi i ka pilikia o ka hoʻopili hou ʻana a i ʻole ka hoʻoili ʻana i ka maʻi i nā hoa.
ʻAe, hiki iā ʻoe ke loaʻa i ka gonorrhea i nā manawa he nui i kou ola. ʻAʻole hana ka loaʻa ʻana o ka gonorrhea iā ʻoe i palekana mai nā maʻi i ka wā e hiki mai ana. Hiki iā ʻoe ke hoʻopili hou ʻia inā loaʻa iā ʻoe ka pilina moekolohe me kekahi kanaka i loaʻa ka gonorrhea, ʻoiai inā ua mālama ʻia ʻoe ma mua.
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