ACTUAL INFECTION STATE OF SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASE WHOSE PATIENTS WANT TO TEST IN OUT-PATIENT SETTING

LEE S.H.¹, TAE-HEE K.², LEE H.H.³, WON-SIL M.⁴, PARK J.^5
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, 420-767, Republic of Korea.
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, 420-767, Republic of Korea.
³Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, 420-767, Republic of Korea.
⁴Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, 420-767, Republic of Korea.
⁵Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Bucheon, 420-767, Republic of Korea.

Received : 07-11-2013     Accepted : 09-12-2013     Published : 21-12-2013
Volume : 1     Issue : 1       Pages : 6 - 8
World Res J Med 1.1 (2013):6-8

Sexual transmitted diseases (STD) have a wide range of pathogens and lead to the development of serious complications unless early diagnosis and treatment is provided properly. The present study investigates the types of STD tests and infection rates among the patients, who visited a private clinic and underwent vaginal examination for STD in relation to gynecologic diseases. Present study investigated medical records of patients who visited an obstetrics and gynecology clinic for STD examinations from October 2007 to April 2011, retrospectively. Regarding test results, 479 (56%) out of the 845 patients were found to be infected with an STI, and 92 patients (11%) were afflicted with more than two STIs. <i>Gardnella vaginalis</i> (n = 103, 21.5%), <i>Ureaplasma urealyticum</i> (n = 102, 21.3%), <i>Mycoplasma hominis</i> (n = 101, 21.%), <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> (n = 60, 12.5%), <i>Herpes simplex virus type</i> 2 (n = 51, 10.6%), <i>Tricomonas vaginalis</i> (n = 40, 8.5%), <i>Mycoplasma gentialium</i> (n = 11, 2.3%) and <i>Neisseria gonorrhea</i> (n = 11, 2.3%) were found in the order named. Present study shown actual STD infection states of patients who visited clinic and wanted to test STD. Surprisingly, many of these patients had actually infected with STDs. To make conclusive results, the more organized and randomized study might be needed. However, STDs are likely to affect others or even newborns as well as patients themselves with various range of complications. Therefore early diagnosis and treatment are very important. To patients who suspect their STD infection, clinicians should conduct STD test for early diagnosis and proper treatment.