Contents:
- Medical Video: STD and STD Symptoms
- What are sexually transmitted diseases?
- Not all sexually transmitted diseases are venereal diseases
- The most common sexually transmitted diseases
- Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases
Medical Video: STD and STD Symptoms
Everyone who actively has sex with other people without using a condom is at risk of experiencing a sexually transmitted disease. However, there are still a handful of people who really understand about this disease. What are the symptoms?
What are sexually transmitted diseases?
Sexually transmitted diseases are bacterial infections or viruses can also be transmitted from one person to another through sexual contact. Sexually transmitted diseases are also commonly known as venereal disease.
Bacteria or viruses that cause disease live on the skin of the genitals or genital mucous membranes (for example, the vaginal wall). Because the genital area is generally moist and warm so it is an ideal place for fungi, bacteria and viruses to multiply. The organism that causes infection may also be present in semen, vaginal fluids, or even blood that may come out during intercourse.
You can contract venereal disease from unprotected vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has already had the infection. The risk of transmission can increase especially if you have open sores on the skin or genitals that can be the entry gate for the disease.
Not all sexually transmitted diseases are venereal diseases
Although it has the name alias venereal disease, several types of infections that can be transmitted through sexual intercourse are not classified as venereal diseases. For example, meningitis. Meningitis can be transmitted through sex, but the main mode of transmission is through throat secretions (coughing, spitting, and kissing). Therefore, meningitis is not included as a venereal disease.
Some venereal diseases can also spread through the use of injecting drug needles, from mothers who have the disease to their babies during labor or breastfeeding, and non-sterile blood transfusions.
The most common sexually transmitted diseases
There are more than 20 types of venereal diseases in the world. The most common are:
- Chlamydia
- Syphilis (Lion King)
- Gonorrhea (gonorrhea)
- Trichomoniasis
- Herpes
- Chancroid
- Pubic lice
- Genital warts
- Hepatitis B
- HIV
- HPV
- Molluscum contagiosum
Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases
Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases can vary depending on the type. Generally it does not cause symptoms at all. That is why this disease is difficult to diagnose until its complications appear serious, or sometimes even accidentally diagnosed when you check with your doctor about other health complaints.
However, you should be aware of the risk of venereal disease if it appears:
- Wounds, wart bumps, or resilience (bumps filled with water) on the genitals or in the anus.
- Pain when urinating.
- The penis secretes strange and smelly fluids.
- Vaginal vaginal discharge that is abnormal or smelly.
- Unusual bleeding between menstrual schedules
- It hurts during sex
- Pain and swelling of the lymph nodes in the groin. Sometimes wider.
- Lower abdominal pain.
- Fever.
Symptoms of venereal disease can vary from person to person. Some symptoms can appear several days after exposure, while most appear after years.
If you suspect that you or the person closest to you has the above symptoms, you should immediately consult a doctor to get a venereal disease test. It would be better if you directly test both with a partner so that the treatment is more effective.
