Explain the Sexually Transmitted Infections

These include, for example, chlamydial infection, gonorrhoea, trichomniasis, syphilis, chancroid, genital herpes, genital warts (caused by the human papilloma virus) and HIV. They are caused by viruses, bacteria or other microorganisms that are transmitted through sexual activity with an infected partner.

a. Endogenous infections: These include bacterial vaginosis and candidiasis, which result from an overgrowth of organisms normally present in the vagina.

b. Iatrogenic infections: These are caused by the introduction of microorganisms into the reproductive tract through a medical procedure. Iatrogenic infections are acquired through a number of routes, including unhygienic delivery conditions and other procedures such as pregnancy termination, menstrual regulation, IUD insertion, sterilization procedures and circumcision carried out under unhygienic conditions.

Reproductive tract infections are often categorized by the site of infection.' Infections that cause inflammation of the external genital area and lower reproductive tract in women are referred to as vulvovaginitis or vaginitis, inflammation of the cervix as cervicitis, and infection of the upper reproductive tract as pelvic inflammatory disease.