Sexually transmitted diseases have become really common today in both western countries and among people residing in Asia. The reasons behind such diseases are involvement with multiple partners. If you are not cautious about choice of sexual partner and start having sex with any one randomly, chances of getting sexually transmitted diseases would be higher. People having STDs can be detected with different symptoms as physical appearance, resistance power and genes of some people are quite different from others. Even among some people you will notice simply no symptoms of spreading STDs. Thus, it is important to go ahead with medical examination and tests on a regular basis.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are spread by sexual contact with the others. Except for colds and flu, STDs are also the other diseases spread worldwide, with millions of new cases of STDs every year. Anyone who has vaginal, anal or oral sex with another person may get an sexually transmitted diseases. People did not know that they have STD. Often, there are no symptoms to observe in the STD patient. But it is affecting your wealthy health.
Sexually transmitted diseases are many in numbers. But people don’t know their symptoms at all. We are here making an attempt to keep you aware of such STD illness. Once the symptoms are clear, the treatment process can start soon.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Chlamydia and Gonorrhea are caused by viruses and often occur at the same time. People with gonorrhea and Chlamydia have no symptoms. If symptoms do appear, however, they may appear after days or weeks after contact. Symptoms are frequent urination with pain, abdomen pain, itching in the vaginal area, redness or swelling of the vulva, or vaginal bleeding between periods. Both Chlamydia and gonorrhea leads to PID in women if they are not properly treat it at right time.
HPV(Human papillomavirus)
HPV is one of the most common STDs. Like many STDs, there often are no signs, while a few types of HPV cause warts. For women, these warts can appear on the vulva, vagina, cervix and anus. For men, they can appear on the penis or anywhere else in the genital area. Some types of HPV are leads to cancer in people.
Syphilis
Syphilis is caused by bacteria called a spirochete. If not treated, syphilis at right can infect many parts of the body, causing major health problems and it can link to death. The primary sign of syphilis may be a painless, smooth sore at the site of the infection, warts or rash. Syphilis easily treated at its early stage.
Genital herpes
Many people in the worldwide suffers with STD genital herpes. The most common symptom of herpes is a sore on or around the genital area in men and women. These sores appear as red spots, bumps or blisters. They can last from week.
HIV infection
The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is the virus that causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). HIV weakens the immune system, which may lead to AIDS. A person who contains AIDS that person’s immune system is so weakened that other life-threatening conditions, such as infections or cancer, can occur.
Types of sexual transmitted disease (STD’s)
Herpes (simplex)
One of the viral diseases which are caused due to the effect of HSV is named as Herpes. You may hear this virus affecting people over the mouth of individuals. If you speak about its connection with sexual transmitted diseases, once the virus get in contact with genitals, this can become active. If you are having sexual intercourse with such an individual who have herpes virus attack throughout his or her reproductive organ, getting STD will be quite easy.
Symptoms
- Loss of appetite
- Pain in knees, buttocks, lower back as well as thighs
- Formation of blisters around the thighs, anus, buttocks and penis
- Suffering from repeated fever
- Feeling unfit
- Tender in groin and the lymph nodes
- Blisters over the tongue, lips, gums and other parts of the body
Trichomoniasis
It is a particular variety STD or sexually transmitted disease that is curable. The best way to cure STD named as Trichomoniasis is through antibiotics. In this type of sexually transmitted disease, re-infection will be quite common. Thus, when you are infected with the virus of these diseases, treatment for your partner will also be very important.
Symptoms
- Greenish vaginal discharge
- Swelling in vulva
- Swelling in labia
- Pain while urinating
- Yellowish vaginal discharge
Bacterial vaginosis
This is a very common vaginal infection in women that is caused in individual ladies having the age of reproduction. This generally occurs when some unhealthy bacteria takes up over growing state in the vagina. This is also known as one of the common STD or sexually transmitted disease that affects female partner.
Symptoms
- Unusual vaginal discharge
- Pain while urinating
- Burning
- Strong odor
- itching
Mucopurulent cervicitis (MPC)
Mucopurulent Cervicitis is a type of sexually transmitted disease that is caused by other types of STDs such as Gonorrhea, Chlamydia etc. If you can treat this virus at the initial stage, there will be very little chance of getting it once again.
Symptoms
- Female partner bleeds while having sex
- Spotting during periods
- Unusual vaginal discharge
- Pain while having sex
- Pain in lower abdomen
Scabies
STD is caused when the parasite named as sables gets inside your skin with the attempt of causing itching. It is quite easy for a person to suffer from scabies if you have gone ahead with the intercourse with the person having same problem.
Symptoms
- Itching and rash over buttocks, penis, shoulder blades etc
- Burrows in skin
- Restlessness while having the sex with the partner
How to protect yourself from STDs
Know your sexual partners and limit your sex partners’ number, use condom, and avoid risky sex practices.
Common sexual transmitted diseases with symptoms
Genital warts
You must be familiar with the warts over your skin which is normally seen in genital area. Warts can be of many types. Some are painful whereas others are painless. These warts forming over the genital area can also lead to the cervical cancer. This is caused due to Human papilloma virus.
Symptoms
- Bleeding at the time of intercourse
- Several bumps and swelling of skin color or grey color over the genital area
- Itchiness over the genital area
- Warts increases and makes a collection forming cauliflower shape
- The genital warts are normally 1 millimeter in diameter making a formation of large cluster together.
Pubic lice
Pubic lice are also a parasite that is known for transmission from one person to another through sexual intercourse. If two people come in sexually contact where one person has pubic lice, the other person will automatically get the lice without any doubt. This can also spread through the bed linens, clothing as well as towels. There are ways to get rid of those lice. You can easily get the lotions that will treat those public lice over the genital area. You can show the physician and get proper treatment for this.
Symptoms
- Feeling run down
- Increasing irritability in pubic area
- Having the feeling of itching over the anus or genital area
- Very mild fever
- Feeling the presence of lice over the pubic hair
It is quite difficult to feel the symptoms when the pubic lice is formed over the genital area. It is only when 5 days is passed, you can feel the trouble and symptoms of the pubic area. But there are also some people who never seems to get the pubic lice symptoms. They get the lice all over their genital parts and fact the trouble.
