Ukuhlolwa kwe-STD: Ubani Okufanele Ahlolwe nokuthi Yini Okubandakanyekayo

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• Ukuhlolela izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi
• Yiziphi izifo zocansi zocansi okufanele uhlolwe kuzo?
• Buza udokotela wakho
• Xoxa ngezici zakho zobungozi
• Ungahlolelwa kuphi izifo zocansi?
• Zenziwa kanjani izivivinyo zocansi?
• Swabs
• I-Pap smears nokuhlolwa kwe-HPV
• Ukuhlolwa komzimba
• Hlola

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Ukuhlolela izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi

Uma zishiywa zingalashwa, izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (ama-STI), ezivame ukubizwa ngokuthi izifo ezithathelwana ngocansi (STDs), zingadala izinkinga ezinkulu zempilo. Lokhu kufaka phakathi:

• ukungazali
• umdlavuza
• ubumpumputhe
• ukulimala komzimba

Ngokwezibalo ezivela ku-, cishe izigidi ezingama-20 zama-STI amasha zenzeka minyaka yonke e-United States.

Ngeshwa, abantu abaningi abakutholi ukwelashwa ngokushesha kwama-STI. Izifo zocansi ezithathelanayo eziningi azinazimpawu noma izimpawu eziqonde ngqo, ezingazenza zibe nzima ukuzibona. Ukucwaswa kwabantu abanezifo ezithathelana ngokocansi kubadikibalisa abanye abantu ekuhlolweni. Kodwa ukuhlola ukuphela kwendlela yokwazi ukuthi une-STI yini.

Khuluma nodokotela wakho ukuze ufunde ukuthi kufanele yini uhlolelwe noma yimaphi ama-STI.

Yiziphi izifo zocansi zocansi okufanele uhlolwe kuzo?

Kunama-STI amaningi ahlukene. Ukuze ufunde ukuthi yiziphi okufanele uhlolwe kuzo, khuluma nodokotela wakho. Bangakugqugquzela ukuthi uhlolwe okukodwa noma okuningi kokulandelayo:

• chlamydia
• gonorrhea
• igciwane lesandulela ngculaza (i-HIV)
• i-hepatitis B
• ugcunsula
• trichomoniasis

Udokotela wakho mhlawumbe ngeke anikele ukukuhlolela i-herpes ngaphandle uma unokuchayeka okwaziwayo noma ucele isivivinyo.

Buza udokotela wakho

Ungacabangi ukuthi udokotela wakho uzokuhlolela onke ama-STI ekuhlolweni kwakho konyaka noma ngokomzimba kwezempilo. Odokotela abaningi abazihloleli njalo iziguli izifo ezithathelana ngokocansi. Kubalulekile ukucela udokotela wakho ukuthi ahlolwe i-STI. Buza ukuthi yiziphi izivivinyo abahlela ukuzenza nokuthi kungani.

Ukunakekela impilo yakho yezocansi akuyona into onamahloni ngayo. Uma ukhathazekile ngesifo esithile noma uphawu oluthile, khuluma nodokotela wakho ngakho. Lapho uthembeke ngokwengeziwe, ungathola ukwelashwa okungcono.

Kubalulekile ukuthi uhlolwe uma ukhulelwe, njengoba izifo zocansi zingaba nomthelela embungwini. Udokotela wakho kufanele ahlolele izifo zocansi, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ekuvakasheni kwakho kokuqala kokubeletha.

Kufanele futhi uhlolwe uma ngabe uphoqelekile ukuba uye ocansini, noma olunye uhlobo lokuya ocansini. Uma uhlangabezane nokuhlukunyezwa ngokocansi noma uphoqelelwa kunoma imuphi umsebenzi wezocansi, kufanele ufune ukunakekelwa kumhlinzeki wezempilo oqeqeshiwe. Izinhlangano ezinjengeRape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) zinikeza ukwesekwa kwabasindile ekudlwengulweni noma ekuhlukunyezweni ngokocansi. Ungashayela i-RAINN ka-24/7 inombolo yocingo lokuhlaselwa ngokocansi kuzwelonke ku-800-656-4673 ngosizo olungaziwa, oluyimfihlo.

Xoxa ngezici zakho zobungozi

Kubalulekile futhi ukwabelana nodokotela wakho ngezingozi zakho zobulili. Ikakhulu, kufanele ubatshele njalo uma uhlanganyela ocansini lwendunu. Amanye ama-STI endunu awatholakali kusetshenziswa ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile kwe-STI. Udokotela wakho angancoma i-anal Pap smear ukuthi ihlolwe amaseli anomdlavuza noma anomdlavuza, axhunywe ne-human papillomavirus (HPV).

Kufanele futhi utshele udokotela wakho mayelana:

• izinhlobo zokuvikelwa ozisebenzisayo ngesikhathi socansi lomlomo, lwesitho sangasese sowesifazane, nolwangasese
• noma imiphi imithi oyiphuzayo
• noma ikuphi ukuvezwa okwaziwayo noma okusolwayo oke waba nakho ngezifo zocansi
• noma ngabe wena noma umlingani wakho ninabo yini abanye abantu ocansini

Ungahlolelwa kuphi izifo zocansi?

Ungathola ukuhlolwa kwama-STI ehhovisi lodokotela wakho ojwayelekile noma emtholampilo wezempilo yezocansi. Lapho uya khona kuyindaba yokuzikhethela.

Ama-STI amaningana izifo ezaziwayo. Lokho kusho ukuthi udokotela wakho kudingeka ngokusemthethweni ukuthi abike imiphumela emihle kuhulumeni. Uhulumeni ulandelela imininingwane mayelana nezifo zocansi ukuze azise imizamo yezempilo yomphakathi. Ama-STI azokwaziwa abandakanya:

• chancroid
• chlamydia
• gonorrhea
• i-hepatitis
• I-HIV
• ugcunsula

Ukuhlolwa kwasekhaya nokuhlolwa okuku-inthanethi nakho kuyatholakala kwamanye ama-STI, kepha awahlali ethembekile. Hlola ukuqinisekisa ukuthi kuvunyelwe noma yikuphi ukuhlolwa okuthengayo.

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Zenziwa kanjani izivivinyo zocansi?

Ngokuya ngomlando wakho wezocansi, udokotela wakho anga-oda izivivinyo ezahlukahlukene zokukuhlolela izifo zocansi, kufaka phakathi ukuhlolwa kwegazi, ukuhlolwa komchamo, ama-swabs, noma izivivinyo zomzimba.

Ama-STI amaningi angahlolwa ukusebenzisa umchamo noma amasampula egazi. Udokotela wakho angalawula ukuhlolwa komchamo noma kwegazi ukuze ahlole:

• chlamydia
• gonorrhea
• i-hepatitis
• i-herpes
• I-HIV
• ugcunsula

Kwezinye izimo, ukuhlolwa komchamo nokuhlolwa kwegazi akunembile njengezinye izindlela zokuhlola. Kungathatha futhi inyanga noma ngaphezulu ngemuva kokuchayeka kuma-STI athile ukuze ukuhlolwa kwegazi kuthembeke. Uma igciwane lesandulela ngculaza litholakele, ngokwesibonelo, kungathatha amasonto ambalwa ukuya ezinyangeni ezimbalwa ukuhlolwa ukuze kutholwe ukutheleleka.

Swabs

Odokotela abaningi basebenzisa ama-swabs esithweni sowesifazane sangasese, somlomo wesibeletho noma se-urethral ukuhlola ama-STI. Uma ungowesifazane, bangasebenzisa okufaka ukotini ukuthatha ama-swabs sangasese nawomlomo wesibeletho ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa kwe-pelvic. Uma ungowesilisa noma owesifazane, bangathatha ama-swabs we-urethral ngokufaka isicelo sikakotini ku-urethra yakho.Uma uya ocansini lwangasese, bangathatha futhi i-rectal swab ukuze bahlole izinto ezithathelwanayo ku-rectum yakho.

I-Pap smears nokuhlolwa kwe-HPV

Ngokweqiniso, iPap smear ayisona isivivinyo se-STI. I-Pap smear isivivinyo esibheka izimpawu zokuqala zomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho noma wendunu. Abesifazane abanezifo eziphikelelayo ze-HPV, ikakhulukazi ukutheleleka nge-HPV-16 ne-HPV-18, basengozini enkulu yokuba nomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho. Abesifazane nabesilisa abenza ucansi lwendunu nabo bangaba nomdlavuza wesitho sangasese esivela kwizifo ze-HPV.

Imiphumela ejwayelekile yePap smear ayisho lutho ngokuthi unayo yini i-STI noma cha. Ukuhlola i-HPV, udokotela wakho uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwe-HPV okuhlukile.

Umphumela we-Pap smear ongajwayelekile akusho ukuthi une, noma uzowuthola, umdlavuza wesibeletho noma wendunu. Ama-Pap smear amaningi angajwayelekile axazululwa ngaphandle kokwelashwa. Uma une-Pap smear engajwayelekile, udokotela wakho angancoma ukuhlolwa kwe-HPV. Uma ukuhlolwa kwe-HPV kukubi, akunakwenzeka ukuthi uzoba nomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho noma wendunu esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.

Ukuhlolwa kwe-HPV kukodwa akusizi kakhulu ukubikezela umdlavuza. Mayelana ne-HPV yenkontileka unyaka nonyaka, futhi abantu abaningi abahlanganyela ocansini bazothola okungenani uhlobo olulodwa lwe-HPV ngesikhathi esithile ezimpilweni zabo. Iningi lalabo bantu alikaze libe nomdlavuza womlomo wesibeletho noma wendunu.

Ukuhlolwa komzimba

Amanye ama-STI, njenge-herpes ne-genital warts, angatholakala ngokuhlanganiswa kokuhlolwa komzimba nokunye ukuhlolwa. Udokotela wakho angenza ukuhlolwa komzimba ukuze afune izilonda, izigaxa nezinye izimpawu zezifo ezithathelana ngokocansi. Bangathatha namasampuli kunoma yiziphi izindawo ezingabazekayo abazowathumela elabhorethri ukuze ihlolwe.

Kubalulekile ukwazisa udokotela wakho uma ngabe uqaphele noma yiziphi izinguquko ezithweni zakho zangasese noma ezungeze. Uma uhlanganyela ocansini lwangasese, kufanele futhi ubazise nganoma yiziphi izinguquko ku-anus naku-rectum yakho noma ezungeze.

Hlola

Ama-STI ajwayelekile, futhi ukuhlolwa kuyatholakala kabanzi. Ukuhlolwa kuyahlukahluka, kuya ngokuthi udokotela wakho uhlolela ziphi izifo zocansi zocansi. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngomlando wakho wezocansi bese ubuza ukuthi yiziphi izivivinyo okufanele uzithole. Bangakusiza uqonde izinzuzo nezingozi ezingaba khona zezivivinyo ezehlukene ze-STI. Bangancoma nezindlela zokwelashwa ezifanele uma uthola ukuthi unezinye izifo ezithathelana ngokocansi.