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Nasi impendulo eqondile: i-trichomoniasis iyisifo esidluliswa ngocansi. Idinga ukuxhumana nomuntu onalesi sifo ukuze isakazeke. Owesifazane akakwazi ukugula ngayo yedwa ngaphandle kohlobo oluthile lokuthola amagciwane. Kodwa-ke, kunezizathu eziningana ezibonakalayo zokuthi kungani kungase kuzwakale sengathi lesi sifo savela kungazelelwe.
I-Trichomoniasis, evame ukubizwa ngokuthi "trich," ibangelwa igciwane elincane elaziwa njenge-Trichomonas vaginalis. Ingenye yezifo ezivame kakhulu ezidluliswa ngocansi e-United States. I-CDC ibikezela ukuthi kwakukhona izifo ze-trichomoniasis ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili ngo-2018 lodwa. Ithonya abesifazane kakhulu kunamadoda, futhi abesifazane asebekhulile kungenzeka ukuthi bayithole kunabesifazane abasebancane.
Igciwane lihlasele uhlelo lwe-urogenital. Kubesifazane, lokhu kubandakanya isitho sangasese sowesifazane, umgudu womchamo, futhi ngezinye izikhathi isinye. Kumadoda, ikakhulukazi kuthinta umgudu womchamo. Isakazeka ngokuxhumana ocansini, ikakhulukazi ukuziphatha ngokocansi kwangasese, kodwa futhi nangokuthintana ngesitho sangasese sowesifazane, ukwabelana ngamathoyizi ocansi, nokuthinta izitho zangasese zomuntu omthandayo anamanzi anegciwane ezandleni.
Into ebalulekile ukuyazi ukuthi i-trichomoniasis ingelashwa futhi ingapholiswa. Imithi yama-antibiotic, ngokuvamile i-metronidazole noma i-tinidazole, iyakusula isifo ezimweni eziningi.
I-Trichomoniasis isakazeka ngokuxhumana ngqo namajusi ocansi omuntu onesifo, kubandakanya insangu, ukudonsela ngaphambi kokujuluka, namajusi esitho sangasese sowesifazane. Ngokwe-Planned Parenthood, izindlela ezivame kakhulu zihlanganisa ukuziphatha ngokocansi kwangasese nomuntu onesifo, ukuthintana ngesitho sangasese sowesifazane phakathi kwabesifazane, ukwabelana ngamathoyizi ocansi angahlanziwe noma angamboziwe ngekhondomu, nokuthinta izitho zangasese lapho kunamanzi anegciwane ezandleni.
Indoda akudingeki ijule ukuze igciwane lidlulele kumlingani. Ngisho nokuxhumana okufushane kwezitho zangasese kunganele. I-trichomoniasis ayisakazeki ngokuxhumana okujwayelekile kwansuku zonke. Awukwazi ukuyithola ngokwanga, ukwanga, ukwabelana ngokudla, ukukhwehlela, ukukhwehlela, noma ukuhlala esihlalweni sasezindlini zangasese.
Lapha yilapho izinto ziba nzima khona, futhi lapho kuvela khona ukudideka nokukhathazeka okuningi. Ngenkathi i-trichomoniasis idinga ukuthola igciwane ngokuxhumana ocansi ngendlela ethile, isikhathi salokho kutholakala singaba yingozi kakhulu.
Enye yezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ukuyiqonda nge-trich ukuthi ingahlala ingenzi lutho emzimbeni amasonto, izinyanga, noma ngisho neminyaka ngaphandle kokubangela noma yiziphi izimpawu ezibonakalayo. Ngokwe-CDC, cishe u-70% wabantu abane-trichomoniasis abatholi izimpawu noma izibonakaliso nhlobo.
Lapho izimpawu ekugcineni zivela, i-Cleveland Clinic ithi zingavela noma kunini phakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-5 kuye kwezingama-28 ngemuva kokutholakala. Kodwa kwabesifazane abaningi, kuthatha isikhathi eside kakhulu. Ngaphandle kokwelashwa, isifo singahlala izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka ngokwe-Harvard Health.
Lokhu kusho ukuthi owesifazane angase athole i-trichomoniasis ebuhlotsheni bangaphambili noma ekuxhumaneni ocansi futhi azithole kuphela kamuva. Akusho ukuthi umlingani wangalesikhathi akwethembekile, futhi akusho ukuthi isifo savela phezulu.
Olunye uhlu oluyinkimbinkimbi ukuthi amadoda aze azobona izimpawu kancane kunabesifazane. Indoda ingaba ne-Trichomonas vaginalis parasite ngaphandle kokuba nayo yona, azi ukuthi inayo. Angase ayidlulisele kumlingani angazi.
Ngakho-ke ngisho nangobuhlobo obunye kuphela, kungenzeka ngokuphelele ukuthi omunye umlingani wayeyithwala isifo kusukela ngaphambi kokuba ubuhlobo buqale. Lena enye yezimo ezivame kakhulu ezikhokelela ekutholeni okungalindelekile.
Uma i-trichomoniasis yayelaphiwe ngaphambili kodwa umlingani ocansi ayelaphiwe ngesikhathi esifanayo, ukuphinda ugule kungenzeka. I-CDC ibika ukuthi cishe abantu abayi-1 kwabayi-5 bayagula futhi ngaphakathi kwezinyanga ezintathu zokwelashwa. Kungakho odokotela batusa ukuthi bobabili abalingani balashwe ngesikhathi esisodwa futhi bagweme ukuxhumana ocansi kuze kube yilapho ukwelashwa sekuqediwe futhi izimpawu sezinyamalele.
Lo mbuzo uvame ukuvela. Igciwane le-Trichomonas vaginalis lingahlala ngaphandle komzimba isikhathi esifushane ezindaweni ezifudumele, ezinomswakama. Umbiko wecala ku-Indian Journal of Sexually Transmitted Diseases ubeka izimo ezingavamile zokudluliselwa okungelona okocansi okubandakanya amanzi okugeza namathawula okugeza okwabelwanayo.
Kodwa-ke, lezi zigameko zibhekwa njengezingavamile kakhulu. Isivumelwano sezokwelapha esivela ku-CDC, Office on Women's Health, kanye ne-Healthline ukuthi ukudluliselwa okungelona okocansi akuyona indlela ebalulekile yokutheleleka. Ngenkathi ingenzeki ngokomthetho, amathuba okuthola i-trich kusuka endaweni emanzi ancane kakhulu.
Abesifazane abaningi abane-trichomoniasis abanazo izimpawu nhlobo. Leyo yingxenye yokuthi lesi sifo kulula kangakanani ukungasiboni. Kodwa lapho izimpawu zivela, zingabandakanya izinguquko ekukhishweni kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, okungase kube yiphuzi, okuluhlaza okotshani, noma okumpunga okunokwakheka okunenhlama nokunuka okungalungile okufana nenhlanzi. Ukulunywa, ukucasuka, noma ukushisa ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwesitho sangasese sowesifazane nakho kuvamile. Abesifazane abanye bazizwa ubuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki lapho bechama, kanye nobuhlungu noma ukungakhululeki ngesikhathi socansi.
Lezi zimpawu zingafana kakhulu nezinye izimo ezivamile njenge-bacterial vaginosis, isifo samagciwane, noma isifo samanyathelo. Lokho kufingqana ingenye imbangela yokuthi ukuhlolwa kubaluleke kangaka. Ukuqagela ngokusekelwe ezimpawini zodwa kungaholela ekwelashweni okungalungile.
Uma kukhona okungahambi kahle, ukuhlela ukuhlolwa nodokotela kuyindlela ephephile. Ukuhlolwa ngokuvamile kuhlanganisa ukuthatha isampula ngeswabhu esithweni sangasese sowesifazane noma isampula yomchamo futhi kungenziwa ezikhungweni eziningi zezempilo zocansi noma ngudokotela oyinhloko.
Ukushiya i-trich ingelashwa kungase kubangele okungaphezu nje kokungakhululeki okuqhubekayo. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, isifo singadala ukuvuvukala endaweni yezitho zangasese futhi sandise ingozi yokuthola ezinye izifo ezidluliswa ngocansi, kubandakanya i-HIV. Ngokwe-Evvy, i-trichomoniasis engelashwa ingase futhi ibangele i-cervicitis (ukuqubuka komlomo wesibeletho) futhi kwezinye izimo, i-pelvic inflammatory disease.
Kubesifazane abakhulelwe, izingozi zibalulekile ukuzazi. Ucwaningo olushicilelwe ku-National Library of Medicine luhlanganise i-trichomoniasis ekukhulelweni nezinye izinkinga ezifana nokuqhekeka kwesikhwama samanzi okwangaphambili, ukubeletha ngaphambi kwesikhathi, nokubeletha ingane encane. Odokotela bavame ukuncoma ukuhlolwa nokwelashwa kwe-trichomoniasis ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho kunezimpawu.
Kunokuxhumana phakathi kwe-trichomoniasis nokuzala. Ezinye izifundo zithole ingozi enkulu yokungazali kwe-tubal kwabesifazane abane-trich, okwenza ukutholwa nokwelashwa ngesikhathi kube kuhle.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-trichomoniasis iyapholiswa ngokuphelele. Ukwelashwa okujwayelekile okunconywa yi-CDC yi-metronidazole (Flagyl) ngomlomo, ngokuvamile ithathwa njengo-500 mg kabili ngosuku amasonto ayisikhombisa. Ezinye izindlela zihlanganisa i-tinidazole (Tindamax) noma i-secnidazole (Solosec), ezingase zibe nemiphumela emibi embalwa kodwa zibiza kakhulu.
Bobabili abalingani kumele balashwe ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze kuvinjelwe ukudluliselwa kwesifo emuva naphambili. Kumele kugwenywe imisebenzi yocansi kuze kube yilapho ukwelashwa sekuqediwe futhi izimpawu sezinyamalele, ngokuvamile cishe isonto elilodwa. Kumele kugwenywe utshwala ngenkathi kuphuzwa i-metronidazole noma i-tinidazole, njengoba inhlanganisela ingabangela isiyezi esibi nokushisa.
Ukuhlolwa okulandelayo kunconywa cishe izinyanga ezintathu ngemuva kokwelashwa, noma ngabe izimpawu sezinyamalele. I-CDC iyeluleka lokhu ngoba amazinga okuphinda ukugula aphezulu, lapho cishe abantu abayi-1 kwabayi-5 bagula futhi ngaphakathi kwaleli wewindi.
Ukusebenzisa amakhondomu noma izindopho zamazinyo njalo ngesikhathi sokuxhumana ocansi kunciphisa kakhulu ingozi. Ukukhawula inani labalingani ocansini kanye nokuba nezingxoxo ezivulekile mayelana nokuhlolwa kwe-STI nakho kuyasiza. Ukuhlolwa njalo kubalulekile, ikakhulukazi lapho ungena ubuhlobo obusha noma uma umlingani etholakala enaso. Kwabesifazane abalala nabesifazane, ukumboza amathoyizi ngekhondomu nokuhlanza kahle phakathi kokusebenzisa kunganciphisa ingozi.
Owesifazane akakwazi ukugula nge-trichomoniasis ngokwakhe. Idinga ukuthola igciwane le-Trichomonas vaginalis ngokuxhumana ocansi nomuntu onesifo. Kodwa isifo singahlala sifihlakele emzimbeni izinyanga noma ngisho neminyaka ngaphandle kwezimpawu. Leso sikhathi eside sokungaboni kungenxa enkulu yokuthi abesifazane abaningi bazizwa beboshwe ngesimemezelo sokugula.
Umphumela wokuhlolwa omuhle awusho ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi umlingani wangalesikhathi akazange abelethemba. Kungase kusho ukuthi isifo sitholwe ekuxhumaneni kwangaphambili futhi besikhona buthule kusukela lapho. Kungase futhi kusho ukuthi umlingani wayeyithwala igciwane engazi ngaphandle kwezimpawu.
Isitatimende: Lokhu okuqukethwe kungokwemininingwane kuphela futhi akubuyiseli iseluleko sezokwelapha esiqeqeshiwe. Njalo thintana nodokotela oqeqeshiwe ukuze uthole ukuxilongwa nokwelashwa kwanoma yisiphi isimo sezempilo.
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