Most Common Types of STD

Gonorrhea:

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease. This is also called “the clap”. Its bacteria spread rapidly in women and men. Within two days to two weeks after suffering from this sexually transmitted infection, a burning sensation in urine and later liquid or thick pus or bloody urine is its main symptom. Women have a burning sensation in urine and white discharge, pelvic and back pain, swelling in fallopian tubes, and sterility. According to the CDC, untreated gonorrhea can lead to:

• Infertility.
• Serious health problems in newborns
• Gonorrhea is treated with antibiotics.

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Chlamydia:

According to the US CDC, chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria. Many people do not feel any symptoms of chlamydia. If they occur, they are similar to gonorrhea. If it is not treated, the following problems can occur:

• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID- Pelvic inflammatory disease)
• Infertility
• Blindness in newborns

It is also treated with antibiotics

Syphilis:

Syphilis is also a bacterial infection that is usually contracted by having sex with an infected person. Syphilis is also called syphilis. It is an infection of the reproductive organs and if not treated early, it can lead to complications and turn into serious health problems.
Later symptoms may include:

• Tiredness
• Fever
• Rashes
• Muscle pain

If left untreated, the following problems can occur:

• Peripheral nerve damage
• Brain damage
• Death

Newborns often die when they get infected.

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Human PapillomaHirus (HPV)

HPV can cause the following health problems:

• Genital warts
• Cervical cancer
• Oral cancer
• Penile cancer
• Rectal cancer
• Vulvar cancer

There is no cure for HPV. There is a vaccine available, however, that can protect against some of the more dangerous, cancers caused by HPV.

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV):

HIV i.e. Human Immunodeficiency Virus is a virus that has a negative effect on the body’s immune system and weakens its immunity day by day. Feeling fever every two to three days and sometimes high fever is the first symptom of HIV. Being more tired than before in the last few days or feeling tired all the time is an early symptom of HIV. In HIV, the patient’s weight does not decrease at once. Every day there is a gradual effect on the system of the body and there is a reduction in weight.

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Other STDs:

Other, less common STDs are as follows:

• Chancroid
• Lymphogranuloma venereum
• Molluscum contagiosum
• Pubic lice
• Scabies
• Diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases

Most STDs cannot be diagnosed based on symptoms. Tests are needed to determine whether you have an STD and, if so, which STD.

Nowadays, most STDs are diagnosed by urine or blood tests. In addition, cleaning the lesions with a brush can be done to check for the virus. Taking samples from the urethra and vagina (vaginal swabs) can also be used to diagnose STDs.

You can also get tested for STDs at your doctor’s office. Although home-testing kits are also available these days, they are not always reliable.

There is also the option of STD testing on the Internet. Like at-home kits, the quality of its tests also varies.

It is important to know that Pap smear is not for STD test. Some women may be tested for HPV with this. However, a negative Pap smear does not mean that you do not have other STDs. You’ll need to test for each STD separately.