Contracting an STD is not a nice experience in any way. It can be tricky morally if you need to report it to your partner, it can be demanding financially when it comes to treatment. But most importantly, it can lead to serious health issues and in worst scenarios, death. That is why it is extremely important to do your best in preventing the diseases.
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PID often has no symptoms; however some women may have abdominal and pelvic pain. Even if it doesn’t cause symptoms initially, PID can cause permanent damage to your reproductive system and lead to long-term pelvic pain, inability to get pregnant and potentially deadly ectopic pregnancy (pregnancy outside the uterus).
Men also have health problems linked to chlamydia. Infection sometimes spreads to the tube that carries sperm from the testicles, causing pain and fever. Chlamydia can also prevent a man from being able to have children.
In women, gonorrhea is a common cause of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). Women with PID do not necessarily have symptoms. PID can damage the fallopian tubes enough to cause infertility. PAMF recommends yearly chlamydia testing of all sexually active women age 25 or younger. Gonorrhea can also cause arthritis. In men, gonorrhea can cause epididymitis, a painful condition of the testicles that can lead to infertility if left untreated.
Hepatitis
Hepatitis B and C are considered to be sexually transmitted diseases that lead to liver inflammation and, in serious cases, to death.
The infection is quite similar to HIV virus as long as transmission is concerned. It is usually contracted via body fluids or blood, so you can easily obtain the disease while having unprotected sex with an infected person.
Once Hepatitis is contracted, the first symptoms can include general sickness, nausea, vomiting, fever and dark-colored urine. The disease can then become chronic and have no visible effects. In serious cases Hepatitis develops into cirrhosis and can lead to liver cancer.
Staph aureus
Staph aureus is a common infection and has gained so much popularity in places like Nigeria and there are lots of misconceptions around it. To the naturopaths, staph aureus causes everything from body pains, to fever, rashes and many other diseases attributed to it. But this is only being pushed to the extreme. Staph may not necessarily all those things you hear from them.
However, staph aureus is a very dangerous infection; some Nigerian researchers have shown a potentially causative relationship between the infection and infertility in both men and women. It’s been shown to affect sperm count and viability in men, and many other complications. The main challenge with this infection is the difficulty in eradicating it.
Syphilis
Unless treated timely and properly Syphilis can cause serious complications and, eventually, death. Combined with the fact that the infection is hard to diagnose, it makes Syphilis one of the most dangerous diseases transmitted sexually. The infection is normally contracted from the sores of an infected person during intercourse.
The primary symptoms are typically not abundant and may look like small sores, minor cuts or bumps, normally appearing on genitals or mouth. The secondary stage involves non-itchy body rash on palms, feet or other parts of the body. The third stage, also known as latent, can develop during many years. Mental and neurological problems, heart diseases, blindness and eventually death are the most common possible consequences.
HIV/AIDS
HIV, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus, is undoubtedly the most dangerous sexually transmitted disease. Leading to AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome), the virus is incurable and results in severe damage to immune system and, eventually, death.
