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IChlamydia ayihlali ibangela iphunga elivelele. Iningi labantu abaneChlamydia abanawo amaphutha nhlobo, yingakho isakazeka kalula. Kodwa-ke, lapho izimpawu zivela, ukukhishwa okungajwayelekile okunuka kamnandi noma okunuke kabi kungaba ngomunye wabo.
Ngakho-ke impendulo eqinisile ithi: ngezinye izikhathi yebo, ngezinye izikhathi cha. Ukukhipha kunodwa akukaze kwanele ukukutshela ukuthi unayo yini iChlamydia. Asihambe ngokwazi kufanele ukwazi.
Lapho iChlamydia ibangela iphunga, kuvame ukuchazwa njenge engathandeki noma enephunga elibi kancane. Abanye abantu bayichaza njenge enuka kakhulu, enuka kakhulu iphuma ekukhishweni okungajwayelekile. Kubantu besifazane, iphunga ngezinye izikhathi liqhathaniswa nephunga lokona, noma ngabe liyahluka.
Leli phunga alifani nephunga elimanzi elihlanganiswa ne-bacterial vaginosis. Ukukhishwa okuhlobene neChlamydia kuvame ukuba okumhlophe okumhlophe, okufiphele, noma okujiyile, kanti i-bacterial vaginosis ivame ukubangela ukukhishwa okujikijile, okungabomvu okunamaphunga athile.
Kubantu abesilisa, iChlamydia ingabangela ukukhishwa emgqeni wobulili okungase kube nephunga elibi. Ukukhishwa kuvame ukuba mhlophe, okufiphele, noma okumhlophe okujikijile.
Abantu abaningi abaneChlamydia abaqapheli mphunga nhlobo. Ukutheleleka kungaba buthule ngokuphelele, ngakho-ke ukuthembela kuphunga ukuhlola isimo sakho akunakwethenjwa.
IChlamydia ivame ukubizwa ngokuthi "buthule" ngokutheleleka ngesizathu esihle. Kuze kufike ku-70% wabesifazane nabalinganiselwa ku-50% bamadoda abazwa izimpawu nhlobo. Akukho ukukhishwa, akukho mphunga, akukho buhlungu.
Amagciwane abangela iChlamydia, iChlamydia trachomatis, athelela izicubu zesistimu yakho yezocansi ngasese. Ingahlala lapho amasonto noma izinyanga ngaphandle kokubangela izinguquko ezicacile. Yingakho ukuhlolwa njalo kubalulekile. Awukwazi ukuthembela kulokho obukeka ngayo noma enukayo ukuze wazi isimo sakho.
Lapho izimpawu zivela, zingathatha amasonto ayi-1 kuya ku-3 ngemuva kokuthola. Kubanye abantu, zingase zingaveli nhlobo.
Uma iChlamydia ibangela izimpawu, izinguquko ekukhishweni kuyingxenye eyodwa nje yomfanekiso. Ukwazi ububanzi obuphelele bezimpawu ezingenzeka kungakusiza ukubona lapho kungenzeka kukhona okungalungile.
Kubantu besifazane, iChlamydia ingabuye ibangele:
Kubantu abesilisa, izimpawu zingabandakanya:
Lezi zimpawu zingahlangana nezinye izifo ezifana ne-gonorrhea, izifo zomgudu wokuchama, noma izifo zamagciwane. Lokho kuhlangana yikho kanye okwenza ukuthi ukuhlolwa kube yindlela kuphela ethembekile yokwazi ukuthi kwenzakalani.
Yebo, futhi lokhu kufanele kuqondwe. Izimo eziningana zingabangela izinguquko kuphunga lwezocansi, kanti ezinye zihlanganiswa kakhulu nephunga kuneChlamydia.
I-Bacterial vaginosis ingenye yezimbangela ezivame kakhulu zephunga elibi elivamile lesitho sangasese sowesifazane. Kwenzeka lapho amagciwane emvelo esithweni sangasese sowesifazane engalingani. Ukukhishwa kuvame ukujikijila futhi kube okubomvu, futhi iphunga kuvame ukuvelela kakhulu ngemuva kokulala.
I-Trichomoniasis ingenye yezifo ezithathelwana ngocansi ezibangelwa iphuthu. Ivame ukukhiqiza ukukhishwa okujikijile, okuphuzi-oluhlaza okunuka kakhulu. Ngoba izimpawu zingafana neChlamydia, ukuhlolwa kubalulekile.
Izifo zamagciwane zikhiqiza ukukhishwa okujikijile, okumhlophe okufana ne-cottage cheese. Kuvame ukuba khona iphunga elinamandla, noma abanye abantu baqaphela iphunga elimnandi.
I-tampon ekhohliwe ingase futhi ibangele iphunga elibi elizolele, elinamandla kakhulu. Lokhu kuvame kakhulu kunokuba abantu bacabange, futhi ukuyikhipha kulungisa inkinga.
Ngezinye izikhathi ungaba nezifo eziningi ngasikhathi sinye. IChlamydia ingenzeka kanye ne-bacterial vaginosis, okusho ukuthi iphunga oqaphelayo lingase livela ku-BV.
Okubalulekile ukuthi iphunga lodwa alikwazi ukukutshela ukuthi yisiphi isifo onaso.
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Kulapho izinto ziba nzima khona, futhi kubalulekile ukwazi ngisho noma ungenawo amaphutha.
Kubantu besifazane, iChlamydia engelapheki ingasakazekela esibelethweni nasemapayipini e-fallopian. Lokhu kungaholela ku-pelvic inflammatory disease, isimo esingabangela ubuhlungu obungapheli besisu, ukuphola kwezitho zokuzala, kanye nobunzima bokukhulelwa. Kubuye kukhulise ingozi yokukhulelwa okungokwesibeletho, okuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezokwelapha.
Kubantu abesilisa, iChlamydia engelapheki ingasakazekela kuma-testicle nasemapayipini athwala i-sperm. Lesi simo, esibizwa nge-epididymitis, sibangela ubuhlungu nokuqunjelwa futhi singathinta nokuzala.
Lezi zinkinga zingagwenywa. IChlamydia iyasetshenziswa kalula ngomjikelezo wama-antibiotics. Uma usuqedile ukwelashwa futhi udokotela wakho aqinisekise ukuthi ukutheleleka kuye kwahlanzwa, ungakwazi ukuqhubeka ngaphandle kokulimala okuhlala njalo.
Indlela kuphela yokwazi ukuthi unayo yini iChlamydia ukuyihlolwa. Ukuhlolwa kulula futhi kuvame ukubandakanya isampula yomchamo noma isicwecwe endaweni ethintekayo. Imiphumela iyaphuthuma, futhi uma uhlolwa njengomuntu onayo, ukwelashwa kulula.
Iziqondiso zezempilo zincoma ukuhlolwa kweChlamydia njalo ngonyaka kubantu besifazane abasebancane abangaphansi kweminyaka engu-25 abalala nobudoda nabantu abanolunye noma abaningi abalingani. Uma ulale nobudoda ngaphandle kwekhondomu noma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko ekukhishweni, iphunga, noma ukungakhululeki, ukuhlolwa kuyisinyathelo esilandelayo esinokwethenjwa.
Umzimba wakho ukunikeza izimpawu, kodwa iphunga akuyona inkomba ethembekile yeChlamydia. Abantu abaningi abanesifo abaqapheli lutho nhlobo. Futhi lapho kuvela iphunga, kungaba kalula kubangelwa okunye ngokuphelele.
Uma kukhona into ezwakala noma enuka ngokuhlukile, ake kube yileso siginali sakho sokuthi uhlolwe kunokuthi uqagule. Ukuhlolwa okusheshayo kungakunikeza impendulo ecacile, futhi uma kudingeka ukwelashwa, kulula futhi kuyasebenza. Ukunakekela impilo yakho yezocansi kungenye yezinto ezingakunika amandla kakhulu ongazenzela zona.
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