REALLY stupid and piece of cake question?!


Question: I know STDs are bad and all, but I don't really know what they do to you if you happen to get one. I don't plan on it, but you never know.
So what happens to you if you get one?
Can they be cured?
How do you know if you have one, not that I do?
How do you prevent one?


Answers: I know STDs are bad and all, but I don't really know what they do to you if you happen to get one. I don't plan on it, but you never know.
So what happens to you if you get one?
Can they be cured?
How do you know if you have one, not that I do?
How do you prevent one?

No question is stupid.....all questions deserve an answer. :o)

Okay....

If you get an STD, you will def. want to go to the doctor. Dispite what some may believe, there are no 'self cures' for STDs that I've heard of (and Im a nurse).

SOME STDs can be cured.....somes can not. Only bacterial ones can be completley cured. (meaning chlamydia, gohnorrea, trich...things like that). Viral based STDs aer NOT curable. The symptoms can be supressed but you will ALWAYS have the virus. (herpes and genital warts are big ones here)

Generally....if you have an STD you will know...unless its warts because those are generally painless and you have to really inspect your private area because they can be VERY small. Usually you will have some funky discharge, or pain upon urination....but sometimes men haev STDs for months without even showing symptoms.....scary huh?

Prevention........Condoms.......or no sex at all! :o) Herpes and genital warts can be spread even if you have a condom on. They are spread by skin to skin contact, not by semen or vaginal juice.....sooooooooo

BE CAREFUL!!!!!!! and key element....KNOW YOUR BODY!!!

Some can be cured and some you will have for life (herpes). You need to ALWAYS use a condom to prevent them. You may want to google some more info to get specific on each if you are really interested though.

AIDS= bad
Herpes=bad
yellow fluid=bad
Babies=Sometimes good, yet also sometimes bad
genital warts=bad
You can cure some yet some can't be cured at all.

STDs Short Summary
Chancroid ? treatable STD, bacterial infection that causes painful sores.
Chlamydia ? treatable STD, bacterial infection of the prostate, urethra & female pelvis.
Crabs (Lice) ? treatable STD, parasites or bugs that live on the pubic hair in the genital area.
Gonorrhea ? treatable STD, bacterial infection of the penis, vagina or anus, aka "the clap"
Hepatitis ? five types; A & E are self-limiting; B, C, & D are cureless; B is preventable with a vaccine
Herpes ? treatable but often recurrent STD, viral infection causing blisters (anus, vagina, penis).
HIV / AIDS ? cureless STD, viral infection of the immune system (no cure fo this STD)
HPV / Warts ? cureless STD, viral infection of the skin in the genital area & female's cervix.
Scabies ? treatable STD, mite parasites that burrows under the skin and lays eggs
Syphilis ? treatable STD, bacterial infection affecting genitals, heart, & nerves.
Trichomoniasis ? treatable STD, protozoan parasite infection of male urethra & female pelvis.
Yeast Infection ? treatable fungal infection of the vagina
Vaginosis ? treatable vaginal infection causing itch, burning, discharge & an odd odor
Yeast in Men ? treatable fungal infection of the tip of the penis, called balanitis
Estimating how many sexually transmitted disease or infection cases occur is not a simple or straightforward task. First, most STDs/STIs can be "silent," causing no noticeable symptoms. These asymptomatic infections can be diagnosed only through testing. Unfortunately, routine screening programs are not widespread, and social stigma and lack of public awareness concerning STDs/STIs often inhibits frank discussion between health care providers and patients about STD/STI risk and the need for testing.

-- ASHA. Sexually Transmitted Diseases in America: How Many Cases and at What Cost? December 1998.

More than half of all people will have an STD/STI at some point in their lifetime. [1]

The estimated total number of people living in the US with a viral STD/STI is over 65 million. [2] Every year, there are at least 19 million new cases of STDs/STIs, some of which are curable. [2,3]

More than $8 billion is spent each year to diagnose and treat STDs/STIs and their complications. This figure does not include HIV. [4]

In a national survey of US physicians, fewer than one-third routinely screened patients for STDs/STIs. [5]

Less than half of adults ages 18 to 44 have ever been tested for an STD/STI other than HIV/AIDS.

Each year, one in four teens contracts an STD/STI. [6]

One in two sexually active persons will contact an STD/STI by age 25. [7]

About half of all new STDs/STIs in 2000 occurred among youth ages 15 to 24. [8] The total estimated costs of these nine million new cases of these STDs/STIs was $6.5 billion, with HIV and human papillomavirus (HPV) accounting for 90% of the total burden. [9]

Of the STDs/STIs that are diagnosed, only some (gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, hepatitis A and B) are required to be reported to state health departments and the CDC.


One out of 20 people in the United States will get infected with hepatitis B (HBV) some time during their lives. [10] Hepatitis B is 100 times more infectious than HIV. [11]


Approximately half of HBV infections are transmitted sexually. [12] HBV is linked to chronic liver disease, including cirrhosis and liver cancer.


Hepatitis A, hepatitis B and HPV are the only vaccine-preventable STDs/STIs. (Not all HPV types are covered by the vaccine, so women who receive it still need Pap tests.)


It is estimated that as many as one in five Americans have genital herpes, a lifelong (but manageable) infection, yet up to 90 percent of those with herpes are unaware they have it. [13]


With more than 50 million adults in the US with genital herpes and up to 1.6 million new infections each year, some estimates suggest that by 2025 up to 40% of all men and half of all women could be infected. [14,15,16]


Over 6 million people acquire HPV each year, and by age 50, at least 80 percent of women will have acquired genital HPV infection. [17] Most people with HPV do not develop symptoms. Some researchers believe that HPV infections may self-resolve and may not be lifelong like herpes. [2]


Cervical cancer in women, while preventable through regular Paps, is linked to high-risk types of HPV.


Each year, there are almost 3 million new cases of chlamydia, many ofwhich are in adolescents and young adults. [8] The CDC recommends that sexually active females 25 and under should be screened at least once a year for chlamydia, even if no symptoms are present.


About two-thirds of young females believe doctors routinely screen teens for chlamydia. [18] However, in 2003 only 30% of women 25 and under with commercial health care plans and 45% in Medicaid plans were screened for chlamydia. [19]


At least 15 percent of all American women who are infertile can attribute it to tubal damage caused by pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) , the result of an untreated STD. Consistent condom use reduces the risk of recurrent PID and related complications: significantly, women who reported regular use of condoms in one study were 60 percent less likely to become infertile. [20]

Consistent condom use provides substantial protection against the acquisition of many STDs, including statistically significant reduction of risk against HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and syphilis. [21,22,23]


Some studies show that, for those who already have a clinically apparent genital HPV infection, using condoms promotes the regression of HPV lesions in both women and men. [24,25]





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