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Sexually Transmitted Diseases or STDs are spread during an sexual activity. It is spread during oral, vaginal or anal sex. Some STDs like Hepatitis B and HIV can also spread by contact with infected blood. You do not contract STDs by digital sex (fingering); however, uncut nails or unclean hands could lead to genital problems. STD germs thrive in warm, moist regions. Therefore, they infect the sexual organs (penis, testes, vagina and vulva), the rectum and the mouth.
These three types of infections can occur when you are involved in a heterosexual relationship (opposite gender) or in a homosexual relationship (same gender). Keep in mind that some STDs can be cured, whereas some can only be treated but not cured. You may be infected with an STD with no visible symptoms. Sometimes, the symptoms go away on their own. Either way, you still have the infection until it is properly treated. Let's look in detail at some of the types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
These infections also spread from pregnant mother to her baby before during childbirth. Individuals who are sexually active can be exposed to STDs, or close contact that involves the mouth, genitals, or the rectum with another individual.
You can choose to say no to alcohol and other drugs. You can choose talk to your partner about sex and HIV.
Because if you indulge in unsafe sex, you can end up being infected with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Therefore, it becomes a necessity to educate yourself about STD protection.
These three types of infections can occur whether you are involved in a heterosexual (opposite gender) or homosexual (same gender) sex. Parasitic and bacterial infections can be cured, but viral infections can only be treated, not completely cured. In this page we will talk about general treatments available for STDs. If you think you are infected with an STD, consult your doctor for diagnosis and treatment.
It is an infection of the vagina. The vagina secretes certain special fluids to keep the area healthy. This discharge can vary in consistency and amount during a normal menstrual cycle. Sometimes, when you have a period or using a diaphragm, having sexual intercourse, being pregnant or being in a menopause can be associated with one of the commonest types of vaginitis- bacterial vaginitis, trichomoniasis and candidiasis.
Chlamydia can be transmitted during oral, anal or vaginal sex. An infected women can also pass chlamydia infection to her fetus during vaginal delivery. In fact, any person who is sexually active can be infected with chlamydia. The risk of infection is greater with those who have multiple sex partners. Chlamydia can be transmitted by anal or oral sex, therefore men who have sexual encounters with men are at high risk for chlamydial infections.
It grows and multiplies easily in warm and moist areas of the reproductive tract that includes the uterus (womb), cervix (opening to the uterus) and the fallopian tubes (tubes that carry the eggs) in women and in the urethra (urine canal) in the men and women. This bacterium can also thrive in the throat, mouth, anus and eyes.
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD and is caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidium.
A women gets PID when bacteria travel forward from her cervix (opening that leads to the uterus) or vagina into her reproductive organs. Different organisms can cause PID, but most of the cases are associated with chlamydia and gonorrhea, 2 common bacterial STDs. Sexually active women especially in their child-bearing age are at high risk and those under 25 years of age can develop a PID.
An individual can contract genital herpes during sexual contact with someone who already has been infected with this disease. Typically, HSV-1 and HSV-2 are found and released from the blisters caused by these viruses. They are also released between outbreaks from skin that are not broken or that have a sore.
The strains of HPV that infect the genital area are spread through sexual contact. As these HPV infections are asymptomatic, most infected individuals are unaware of the disease and transmit the virus to their sex partners. A pregnant woman can rarely infect her baby during vaginal delivery.
This is acute Hepatitis B, but it can cause considerable damage to your liver. Your liver helps in digesting the food you eat and stores energy. Hepatitis B is known to cause severe liver damage (cirrhosis) and liver cancer that may lead to death.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes Hepatitis C, a liver disease, and the virus is found in the blood of those who are infected with this disease.
AIDS, better known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is a deadly disease contracted when HIV completely weakens your body's immune system. Your immune system is very important to fight illnesses. When your immune system is down, you are susceptible to any sickness and you can succumb to a illness as common as the flu!
Trichomonas parasite can be sexually transmitted through vulva-to-vulva contact (area that is outside the vagina) or penis-to-vagina intercourse with an infected partner. Women acquire this disease from infected women or men, but men contract the disease only from women.