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More Information about
Gonorrhea |
Gonorrhea is a disease caused by a bacterium (Neisseria
gonorrhoeae) that is transmitted during sex. Gonorrhea is the second most
frequently reported sexually transmitted disease. The infection is
frequently without symptoms in women. Symptoms in women, when they occur,
include vaginal discharge and/or painful urination. Symptoms in men, when
they occur, usually are a cloudy yellow discharge from the urethra (the
opening in the penis) and a painful or burning sensation during urination.
Men my be infected without symptoms.
Gonorrhea is treatable with
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More Information about
Chlamydia |
Chlamydia is a disease caused by a bacterium (Chlamydia trachomatis) that is transmitted during sex. It is estimated that 3
million new cases of sexually transmitted chlamydia occur each year. Of
those reported cases, most are among young women between the ages of 15-24
years. Many women do not experience symptoms and are only diagnosed by
routine screening. When symptoms appear in women they can include vaginal
discharge (cloudy fluid), pain during urination, pain during sex,
abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding. If left untreated, the infection can
spread and cause lasting pain and/or infertility.
Chlamydia often
does not produce symptoms in men; experts believe that many infected men
go untreated and may give the disease back to their sex partner after
treatment or spread the disease to other sex partners. Symptoms in men,
when they occur, usually are a cloudy discharge from the urethra (the
opening in the penis) and a painful or burning sensation during
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More Information
about Genital Herpes |
Herpes (genital
herpes) is caused by a virus that is transmitted by direct contact. This
occurs when the infected skin comes in contact with a mucous membrane (the lining of
the mouth, genitals and anus). Symptoms of herpes are not the same for
everyone. Many people with herpes never have symptoms or have mild
symptoms that go unnoticed. When symptoms appear, they usually do so 3-10
days after infection and may appear as an irritated area, bumps or
blisters in the genital area that eventually scab over. The symptoms may
reappear periodically after infection. While symptoms are present, the
infected person can infect others through direct contact. An infected
person sheds virus periodically and can infect another person even when
symptoms are not present. There are treatments to reduce the severity and
symptoms of genital herpes but the infection is not completely curable.
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