A much higher percentage of men with an unpleasant smell were found to have gonorrhea compared to other men, researchers from the Institute of Cytology and Genetics in Novosibirsk, Russia revealed in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The authors explained that adult males with gonorrhea had a putrid smell, as far as many adult females were concerned.
As background information, the authors explained that animal research had demonstrated that rats and mice pick up on chemical signals to avoid sexual contact with infected potential mates. However, studies into body odor in humans have so far been limited to medical diagnostics. No studies had ever looked into smell modifications in humans, due to infection, and what impact that might have in choosing a sexual partner.
As STDs or STIs (sexually transmitted infections) have no clear visible external signs, the researchers wondered whether odor might be a sign that has been overlooked.
Mikhail Moshkin and team set out to determine whether odor unpleasantness in young adult males might be linked to infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea).
The researchers collected saliva and armpit samples from 16 healthy, 13 gonorrhea infected, and 5 other men who had recovered from gonorrhea after medical treatment. Healthy young female volunteers then assessed the sweat samples for odor (smell). With the saliva samples, the researchers measured for concentrations of testosterone, cortisol, immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin A (IgA). All the male participants were aged from 17 to 25 years and the female ones from 17 to 20.
Their aim was to determine whether the females could distinguish pleasant and unpleasant armpit sweat smells, and whether the differences might be linked to gonorrhea infection, no infection, or recent infection.
They found that:
As background information, the authors explained that animal research had demonstrated that rats and mice pick up on chemical signals to avoid sexual contact with infected potential mates. However, studies into body odor in humans have so far been limited to medical diagnostics. No studies had ever looked into smell modifications in humans, due to infection, and what impact that might have in choosing a sexual partner.
As STDs or STIs (sexually transmitted infections) have no clear visible external signs, the researchers wondered whether odor might be a sign that has been overlooked.
Mikhail Moshkin and team set out to determine whether odor unpleasantness in young adult males might be linked to infection with Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea).
The researchers collected saliva and armpit samples from 16 healthy, 13 gonorrhea infected, and 5 other men who had recovered from gonorrhea after medical treatment. Healthy young female volunteers then assessed the sweat samples for odor (smell). With the saliva samples, the researchers measured for concentrations of testosterone, cortisol, immunoglobulin G (IgG), and immunoglobulin A (IgA). All the male participants were aged from 17 to 25 years and the female ones from 17 to 20.
Their aim was to determine whether the females could distinguish pleasant and unpleasant armpit sweat smells, and whether the differences might be linked to gonorrhea infection, no infection, or recent infection.
They found that:
- The women described the odor from infected individuals as less pleasant compared to the healthy and recently recovered men. A very high proportion of samples from the infected men were rated as putrid (rotten, rancid).
- There was a negative correlation between odor pleasantness and concentrations of nonspecific salivary IgA and IgC.
"Perhaps, the immune-dependent reduction of the scent pleasantness in the acute phase of STI is part of an evolutionary mechanism ensuring, unconsciously, avoidance of a risky romantic partner."
3 comments:
Is there any best treatment for this. one of my friend suffers and he really can't enjoy his life like us..Gonorrhea
Thank you for this inquiry.
How is gonorrhea diagnosed?
If you suspect that you have gonorrhea, a professional health care worker can take a sample of discharge from the urethra (men) or cervix (women) and use it to conduct laboratory tests. Throat and anal cultures may also be taken if any symptoms suggest a spreading infection. Due to the large amount of cases in which the two occur together, the samples will be tested for both gonorrhea and Chlamydia in a laboratory. It often takes a few days for the test results to be reported. A urine test can also be done that checks for the presence of the bacteria responsible for gonorrhea.
How is gonorrhea treated?
Because gonorrhea is a bacterial infection, it can be treated with antibiotics. Antibiotics for the infection can be taken orally or via injection. It is important that the patient does not engage in sexual interactions until he/she has finished all of the prescribed treatment. Feeling better does not always mean that the infection is gone. Medical professionals will advise that any infected person notify everyone with whom they have had relations with in the past month about the infection.
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