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Is The Staph Aureus Infection Transmitted Through Sex?

Posted on Wed, 21 Jan 2015

Question: hello, i just want to know if Staph aureus can be transfered through sex, have having this staph for more than a year now,and im having pain and heat in my testicle...is true anti biotics can not cure staph?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (33 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Staph is not an STD; Antibiotics are effective against staph

Detailed Answer:
Hello. Thank you for writing to us at healthcaremagic

Staph is not considered to be a sexually transmittable disease and antibiotics can surely cure staph.
Staph is a common cause of skin and soft tissue infections. Do you have any skin lesions in that area?

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (51 minutes later)

ok please what is the solution to this staph,it affecting me, im feeling uncomfortable and having pain on my testis, i think its the one that have affected my sperm cos i was sixty million before but im now 15millions, have taken many anti biotics already

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I would suggest antibiotics from the penicillin group of drugs

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

Staph can cause infection of the testes, epididymus as well as prostrate. The infection can arise from the blood stream. Epididymitis (inflammation of the tube on the back of the testicle) can lead to orchitis, as well.

If staph is a possibility then oral antibiotics should take care of it. I would recommend a course of Oral Amoxycillin+Clavulanic acid thrice daily for 10 days.

I would like to know the Oral antibiotics that have been prescribed already?

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (4 hours later)

i have used augmentin,cyprotab,rosephin injections,etc... but still it has resist some but still sensitive to Augmentin and rosephin i used that but its not going, i think first, most drugs in nigeria are substandard, if you can prescribe a drugs for me, i can see where i can order online, cos have been to diferent doctors and they all tired of me already ,they said they have never witnessed giving some such treatment for a long period and still complains...

1 i need you to help me with the best antibiotics to get this off my body, also can oral alone kills it or do i need injection?have battling this for more than a year now thats why i subscribe here,

2,this has affected my sperm count, im affraid of it getting to zero millions, please whats is the minimum count do i need in millions to get my wife pregnant?

3,i need a specific anti-biotics to help expecially cos its affecting my testes feeling pain, heart and hurt, though its not swelling up or having something coming out of it

Heat not Heart

Sometimes I have a watery discharge from my pennis..check the attached results

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (3 hours later)

Brief Answer:
I would suggest a trimethoprim+sulphamethoxazole combination for a week

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I would suggest trimethoprim+suplhamethoxazole combination, twice daily for 7 days.
Theoretically, you only need only one sperm to fertilise the egg and start a pregnancy.
Sperm count of more than 20 million per ml, is considered to be be quite a good count to result in pregnancy.
Even a count as low as 3-5 million sperm is enough to result in pregnancy.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (19 minutes later)

Thank you very much i hope my question is not much ...is trimethoprim+suplhamethoxazole combination are they one or two different drugs?
do you have a drug i can use to boost my sperm?

also i dont have skin lession, just heat and pain in my testis, mostly left testis... did you see the results i sent to you?

plus is it just oral drugs or with injection?

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (10 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Oral Trimethoprim+suplhamethoxazole combination.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Yes I have gone through the investigations, which show a low sperm count as compared to November last year.
Culture reveals that there is infection, with staph, which could be either in the epididymus, prostrate or testicle.
Trimethoprim+suplhamethoxazole combination is a single drug. It has good tissue penetration. It is an Oral drug.
Co-enzyme Q has beneficial effects on sperm count and is also an antioxidant.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr. Kakkar (8 minutes later)

ok thank you.... one more thing, could the staph also affect my sexuality?i hardly last thirty seconds now and takes me forever to get hard on again that is if i ever get hard on after i cum , its been a terrible year for me and my wife...is there a drug to use to balance it and improve sexually?thank you

Answered by Dr. Dr. Kakkar (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Probably a lot of these symptoms are related to anxiety

Detailed Answer:
Hi.

I don't think staph. can affect your sexuality, directly.
All these symptoms and premature ejaculation, are probably related to anxiety surrounding these events.
I don't think there would be much of an issue once you primary concern has resolved.
However, if anxiety and worrying too much is affecting your performance you may consult a psychiatrist. Your psychiatrist may contemplate starting you on a SSRI (Selective Serotonin Re-uptake inhibitors) like fluoxetine Or sertraline to counter premature ejaculation and associated anxiety.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar