[팜뉴스=김응민 기자] All sexually transmitted diseases are collectively referred to as sexually transmitted diseases. It can be transmitted through sharing needles, wounds, childbirth, and rarely through breastfeeding, and should not be ignored because it is contagious regardless of gender. The number of sexual contacts is also irrelevant, and it can only be transmitted once, so if preventive measures such as condoms are not taken, it needs to be confirmed correctly through diagnosis.
A way to prevent this is to avoid sexual contact with an indefinite number of people. It is also important to get tested for STDs regularly. It is also good to use condoms. However, condoms only reduce the likelihood, but do not prevent sexually transmitted diseases themselves, so it should be viewed as a concept of control. If you change sexual partners, you need to separate your periods of sexual contact. This is because there is an incubation period due to the nature of the disease, so it is sometimes difficult to determine who caught it.
Sexually transmitted diseases include parasites, viruses and bacteria. Parasites include pubic lice. Viruses include AIDS, herpes, and condyloma, and bacteria include syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Since there are so many types, there are many symptoms that accompany it, and there are many ways of infection. Some are very difficult to treat and return easily, so it is important to have periodic follow-up.
Fortunately, in the case of warts, vaccines such as Gardasil 9 are available, so the possibility of prevention is higher than other causes. Genital warts are caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that causes cervical cancer, penile cancer, and condyloma. There are about 170 or more types, of which about 40 are thought to be related to sexually transmitted diseases. Gardasil 9 prevents nine types of HPV that cause disease, reducing the chance of developing disease.
Human papillomavirus can be easily transmitted through direct contact with the skin or mucous membranes. As such, it can happen to men and women if they have initiated sexual contact, regardless of their age. Therefore, if you are infected, you should also have your sexual partners tested. Since HPV itself is an infectious virus with a high recurrence rate, you should seek treatment as soon as symptoms appear. If this is delayed or neglected, it spreads not only to the genitals but also to the anus and urethra, making treatment difficult.
In the early stages, there are usually no symptoms, and small, hard, painless bumps develop. Over time, it gradually grows and spreads to the surrounding area. It occurs most often in the genital area, but can also occur in the urethra, anus, vagina, and cervix. It’s good to get an STD test along with other regular checkups. In some cases, the lesions are too small or difficult to distinguish from normal skin bumps.
Warts can be identified with the naked eye due to their characteristic shape. To find out more clearly, a PCR test, biopsy, urethral endoscopy, etc. are carried out. PCR is used to identify the type of causative virus, and a biopsy is performed to determine whether the genital warts are pathologically present. Endoscopy can be performed under local anesthesia, a painless injection, or sedation.
Basically, the lesion is physically removed by laser or surgery, but due to the nature of the virus, it can be reinfected and recreated at any time because the area is not clearly divided . Therefore, it is important to remove a visible condyloma and relieve symptoms. Given that the route of infection is not fixed in one way and can occur regardless of gender, Gardasil 9 should take preventive measures such as vaccination and carrying out periodic tests in parallel.
write. Seoul Leaders Urology Department Director Jung Jae-hyun
