Gardnerella
Question: Doctor, I recently felt discomfort when urinating and handed stroke, found gardnerella Bar. As I understand it, gardnerella mainly found in women. But my wife does not feel any discomfort. Tell me please, whether it is also screened, and how I grabbed gardnerella? Could it be that she communicated to me from from the other women with whom I had sexual intercourse 5 months ago, if so, why only now started to feel uncomfortable? Thank you
Answer: According to some experts, the very notion gardnerellez in the diagnosis of diseases of the male can not be applied because gardnerellez – it dysbacteriosis woman's vagina. Nevertheless, gardnerella, pathogens Gardnerella, can cause inflammation in the male body, and from this point of view to speak of Gardnerella men can and should. Gardnerella in the male reproductive system fall exclusively during sexual intercourse, as well as vaginal gardnerella, for obvious reasons, can not be considered "legitimate inhabitants of the" male genital tract. Therefore, in men, unlike women, gardnerellez should be considered as sexual infection. Most gardnerella enters the men and safely removed from it for 2-3 days. Fewer gardnerella chronic carrier state in which it constantly tests positive, but no symptoms of the disease there. In 90% of cases gardnerellez men did not show itself, and dangerous only to those that infect man gardnerella sexual partners without even realizing it. In classical cases Gardnerella men gardnerella, hitting during intercourse in the urethra, causing men creeping inflammatory reaction of the mucosa. It may appear meager greenish discharge from the penis, which are little concerned about the patient. However, sometimes there can be more complex situations. Sometimes pathogens Gardnerella cause urethritis in men, which is manifested by pain and burning sensation when urinating. In this case, treatment of Gardnerella. In other cases, the need for treatment of Gardnerella men is not universally accepted by specialists. However, an increasing number of physicians are inclined to think that gardnerellez a man, relatively safe by itself, can cause contamination of sexual partner, so it should be treated. Typically, the treatment of Gardnerella men enough for only the local treatment and therapies. When detected Gardnerella in male sexual partner are doing analysis on gardnerella PCR and pursues local procedures to control analysis 2 weeks after treatment. Theoretically, the development of Gardnerella men may experience complications, among which gardnerellezny prostatitis, cystitis, epididymitis and pyelonephritis. However, the real risk of complications Gardnerella men is extremely low. Decide whether you want treatment for Gardnerella can only physician in each case individually.