Barungu Nyawira

Host: Hello people, thus is Barungu Nyawira with Healthcoach254. Today we are going to talk about STIs and the most popular HIV and we are privileged to have an expert, Doctor Marianna, who’s going to tell us all we need to know about the STIs, transmission, symptoms and the treatments for the same.
Host: Doctor Marianna, hello?
Dr. Marianna: Hi people, my name is Dr. Marianna like she said, and we’re going to talk about STIs and HIV. I hope it will be productive for all of us.
Host: Yeah! Could you tell us what you understand by STIs and how they are transmitted?
Dr. Marianna: STIs are Sexually Transmitted Infections or STDs, which is Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Uuh, they are transmitted sexually of course, either oral sex, vaginal and anal sex.
Host: What are the causative agents?
Dr. Marianna: This diseases or infections rather are usually caused by either bacteria, parasites or viruses.
Host: Mmh, and could you please elaborate on the relation between STDs and HIV?
Dr. Marianna: Uhm, STDs, yes, they are all sexually transmitted. Uuh, these STIs, if let untreated may bring sores in your reproductive parts and this sores heighten the chances of getting HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. And HIV itself is a STD.
Host: Mm-mh! Dr. Marianna, tell us about the treatment.
Dr. Marianna: These STIs are treated differently because it depends with their causative agents. For example, bacteria and parasites can be cured by antibiotics but the virus one, uuh, it incurable yes, for lack of a better word. The treatments that are offered can suppress the symptoms and it makes you live a longer and healthy life. Another thing you should know is to seek medical advice in time because things like HIV —it morphs in stages, so the more you stay, the more severe the infection becomes or the virus becomes too harsh and the antiretrovirals may not work because it’s in a later stage. If you go early; the incubation stage, it can be suppressed. Not cured but suppressed.
Host: And how often do you treat this cases, like on a daily basis?
Dr. Marianna: Uuh, on a normal day, I see about five to six patients and a three quarters are female because their body is very sensitive and for ladies, it’s faster to know if there’s something wrong and the other quarter are male patients.
Host: Mmh-mh!
Dr. Marianna: And I’d also advice you to please seek medical assistance
Host: What’s your advise to ty masses in accordance to sexual health checkups?
Dr. Marianna: Uuh, I’ll advise you, first of all, to abstain from sex. If you are sexually active, also use condoms. There are latex condoms and the other ones are called…
Host: …the polyurethane condoms
Dr. Marianna: (Chuckling) Yes, those ones, that word is a bit difficult. Please go for frequent checkups, and if you are HIV positive, you should go for annual checkups and more often defending on your risk factors, if you know you are more venerable. Let’s also avoid alcohol before and during sex so that we, tujichunge kimaisha.
Host: (Chuckles) Thank you so much Dr. Marianna for that very educative and informative session, I’m sure the masses know what to do and what not to do about their sexual health and all it pertains. Thank you so much, that was my time, Barungu Nyawira.