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I just wanted to k now if you would be ablee to tell if you had an STD if you had sexual intercourse less than 24 hours ago!. Would the doctor be able to tell!? Would I be able to tellWww@Answer-Health@Com
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The Incubation Period of Common STDs
From Elizabeth Boskey, Ph!.D!.,
Your Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)!.
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You've just had unprotected sex with a new partner, and all of a sudden a strange mark has appeared in your pubic area!. Although many sexually transmitted diseases can remain asymptomatic for years, it's good to have a few guidelines for when you have std symptoms and when you're just being paranoid!. If the sheets haven't even cooled down yet, that pimple is almost certainly not a new STD symptom!. Next time, practice safer sex!. It will drastically reduce your stress levels!.
Average Time from Exposure to Symptoms for Some Common STDs:
Chlamydia: Although many people never have any symptoms, when symptoms do appear it is usually one to three weeks after exposure to the bacteria!. Even asymptomatic patients with chlamydia can have complications, however, so it is important to be regularly screened by your physician!.
Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea is frequently asymptomatic!. When symptoms do appear they may show up as early as two days after exposure, or take as long as one month!.
Syphilis: The chancre characteristic of the first stage of syphilis appears, on average, twenty one days after infection, but may appear any time between 10 to 90 days after exposure to the bacterium!.
Chancroid: Symptoms of chancroid may appear any time from one day to several weeks after infection!. Most people find that lesions appear within five to seven days!.
Trichomoniasis: Although most men never have symptoms of trichomoniasis, in women symptoms usually appear between 5 to 28 days after exposure!.
Scabies: If you have never had scabies before, it may take one to two months for symptoms to appear!. However, if you have previously been infected symptoms may show up after only a couple of days!.
Genital Warts: Most people who are going to have symptomatic genital warts will experience their first outbreak within three months of initial infection!.
Genital Herpes: Although most people never know they're infected, if symptoms are going to occur they usually show up within two weeks of exposure to the virus!.
HIV: In the majority of the infected population, HIV remains asymptomatic for years!. The only way to know if you have HIV is to be tested!. It is important to know, however, that it may take up to six months after exposure to the HIV virus before you will test positive on an HIV antibody test, although most infected people will test positive within 3 months!. A negative test, therefore, isn't a reliable indicator of your infection status if you were only exposed last week!. Tests that look directly for HIV RNA, the virus' genetic material, can detect an infection earlier, but are harder to find!.
Hepatitis B: Symptoms of hepatitis B usually show up between four to six weeks after infection!. However, hepatitis B is completely preventable by vaccination!.
Molloscum Contagiosum: Scientists are uncertain of the incubation period of molluscum contagiosum!. Current estimates range from two weeks to six months!.
Sources:
The CDC Genital Herpes Fact Sheet!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
The Incubation Period of Common STDs
From Elizabeth Boskey, Ph!.D!.,
Your Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)!.
FREE Newsletter!. Sign Up Now!
About!.com Health's Disease and Condition content is reviewed by our Medical Review Board
You've just had unprotected sex with a new partner, and all of a sudden a strange mark has appeared in your pubic area!. Although many sexually transmitted diseases can remain asymptomatic for years, it's good to have a few guidelines for when you have std symptoms and when you're just being paranoid!. If the sheets haven't even cooled down yet, that pimple is almost certainly not a new STD symptom!. Next time, practice safer sex!. It will drastically reduce your stress levels!.
Average Time from Exposure to Symptoms for Some Common STDs:
Chlamydia: Although many people never have any symptoms, when symptoms do appear it is usually one to three weeks after exposure to the bacteria!. Even asymptomatic patients with chlamydia can have complications, however, so it is important to be regularly screened by your physician!.
Gonorrhea: Gonorrhea is frequently asymptomatic!. When symptoms do appear they may show up as early as two days after exposure, or take as long as one month!.
Syphilis: The chancre characteristic of the first stage of syphilis appears, on average, twenty one days after infection, but may appear any time between 10 to 90 days after exposure to the bacterium!.
Chancroid: Symptoms of chancroid may appear any time from one day to several weeks after infection!. Most people find that lesions appear within five to seven days!.
Trichomoniasis: Although most men never have symptoms of trichomoniasis, in women symptoms usually appear between 5 to 28 days after exposure!.
Scabies: If you have never had scabies before, it may take one to two months for symptoms to appear!. However, if you have previously been infected symptoms may show up after only a couple of days!.
Genital Warts: Most people who are going to have symptomatic genital warts will experience their first outbreak within three months of initial infection!.
Genital Herpes: Although most people never know they're infected, if symptoms are going to occur they usually show up within two weeks of exposure to the virus!.
HIV: In the majority of the infected population, HIV remains asymptomatic for years!. The only way to know if you have HIV is to be tested!. It is important to know, however, that it may take up to six months after exposure to the HIV virus before you will test positive on an HIV antibody test, although most infected people will test positive within 3 months!. A negative test, therefore, isn't a reliable indicator of your infection status if you were only exposed last week!. Tests that look directly for HIV RNA, the virus' genetic material, can detect an infection earlier, but are harder to find!.
Hepatitis B: Symptoms of hepatitis B usually show up between four to six weeks after infection!. However, hepatitis B is completely preventable by vaccination!.
Molloscum Contagiosum: Scientists are uncertain of the incubation period of molluscum contagiosum!. Current estimates range from two weeks to six months!.
Sources:
The CDC Genital Herpes Fact Sheet!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You wouldn't be able to tell YET, unless you went in for AIDS testing, which is available through blood work!.
Things like HPV/Genital warts take a little longer to 'brew' and are visible by an OB/GYN doctor after some time has passed!.
Also, many STD's are asymptomatic and the best way to assure you are free of any is to have regular check ups, pap smears, etc!.
Most importantly, ALWAYS use protection! Your body is a shrine!. You only have one of them, protect is wisely!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Things like HPV/Genital warts take a little longer to 'brew' and are visible by an OB/GYN doctor after some time has passed!.
Also, many STD's are asymptomatic and the best way to assure you are free of any is to have regular check ups, pap smears, etc!.
Most importantly, ALWAYS use protection! Your body is a shrine!. You only have one of them, protect is wisely!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
bacterial STDs take 10 days to develop
viral STDs take over a month to develop
HIV will take 6 months before it will reliably test due to the only way to determine it's precense is through white blood cell count!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
viral STDs take over a month to develop
HIV will take 6 months before it will reliably test due to the only way to determine it's precense is through white blood cell count!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Probably wouldnt notice something that quick!.!.!.!.48-72 hours maybe though!.!.!.good luckWww@Answer-Health@Com
It's possible!. If you feel that you have one, go to your doctor today, before it gets worse!. There are medicines out there that will help!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
No!.!. you'll have to wait it out!.!. and sweat it out for a while!.!.
And in the mean time!.!. maybe you should be asking yourself if having sex with someone who MAY have an STD is all worth it!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
And in the mean time!.!. maybe you should be asking yourself if having sex with someone who MAY have an STD is all worth it!?!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
you should've also thought about the danger of getting std's when you were having sex last night!. what if that person had HIV or some other freaking virus!?Www@Answer-Health@Com
Nope, you have to wait and stop having sex for a whileWww@Answer-Health@Com
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