Alert in young people for cases of gonorrhea

• April 25, 2024

In Mexico, 3 out of 10 young people between 18 and 30 have suffered from a sexually transmitted disease (STD). And is that eleven million Mexicans start their sex life at age 14. According to data from the Mexican Institute of Social Security, only 15% of these patients, who suffer mainly from the IMSS hospitals, are treated every day. gonorrhea , herpes, chlamydia Y HIV AIDS .

According to Dr. Roberto González Sánchez, gynecologist-obstetrician of the General Hospital of Zone (HGZ) 47 of the IMSS, there are more than 30 types of infections that include bacteria, viruses, fungi and even parasites, which are transmitted by having unprotected sex .

According to Institute statistics, gonorrhea is the infection with the highest prevalence (up to 18%), followed by chlamydia (between 9 and 11%). The common complications are the infertility and the cervical cancer.

Sex at younger and younger ages

Of the more than 22 million minors in Mexico, 50% start their sex life at age 14 (in men) and at 15 years (in women). This increases the rates of sexual diseases. Currently, 9 out of 10 children have their first sexual relationship without protection , which brings with it the risk of HIV infection, with which 560 thousand young Mexicans live between 15 and 24 years of age.

For its part, the National Health Survey indicates that it is this segment of the population, boys and girls aged 15 to 24 years who hold 300 million sexual relations per year and, in that same period, use more than 120 million condoms in the country, conservative and changing figure, according to specialists.

One of the modalities that couples use is to replace the condom with the so-called "morning pill ", Which has led to menstruation disorders, as well as an increase in infections.

Some sexually transmitted infections , like gonorrhea, can have an asymptomatic presence, particularly in women. For this reason, Dr. González Sánchez recommends the semi-annual or annual review of the Pap smear and to go with the family doctor in the presence of some symptoms such as flow, burning, stinging or any abnormality.

The specialist recommends the practice of safe sex, through use of condoms as the most reliable way to reduce the risk and go periodically to make detections in order to have a better control and avoid possible infections.

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