I posted this a year ago but didn't archive it. I'm going to repost it and archive it later. For the mean time: Here you go.

I don’t know why there are so many questions about sexual transmitted infections. Did your sex ed class suck that much? I’m not covering ALL STIs here; these are just the most common. If you have anything to add or if you still have questions, post it. If there’s an infection I didn’t cover that you think I should have, within reason, I’ll research and put it up.

Remember, recently “safe sex” was changed to “safer sex” there is no way of protecting yourself 100% other than abstinence. Unless you see his or her test papers, there’s no way of knowing if someone has an STI. Go over to BLTC, a lot of those kids have researched their drugs, they know lethal doses, possible side effects. Sex can be just as dangerous (if not more so) than reckless drug taking. Yes, you can die from having sex. You need to educate yourself, don’t gamble with your health. Engaging in unprotected sex with someone you don’t know is like taking a bunch of different pills: It’s risky as hell! Consider yourself lucky if nothing too bad happens.

Using condoms, dental dams, and spermicides can REDUCE the risk.

All STIs increase the risk of contracting HIV. They lower your immune system. It’s best to get treatment ASAP and not have sex if you think you’ve got something. D’oh!

Most, if not all, STIs can be passed on from mother to baby either during pregnancy or during delivery.

A. Curable



1. Trichomoniasis, “trich”

a. Transmission – Body fluids are spread to the genitals of another

> Men – Have a 14-60% chance of contracting the disease from an infected sexual partner

> Women – Have a 67-100% chance of contracting the disease

b. Symptoms – Show after 28 days

> Men –No symptoms other than painful urinating

> Women – Greenish/yellow vaginal discharge the stinks

Vaginal irritation/itching and/or bleeding

Painful intercourse, pain in lower abdomen

c. Cure – Metronidazole

d. Protection – Condoms and spermicides

e. Problems – Who the hell wants to deal with discharge and painful peeing forever?

Inflamed fallopian tubes

Pregnancy - Early labor/low birth weight



2. Chlamydia, “clap”

Transmission – Vaginal/anal intercourse, hand to eye, rarely oral sex

a. Symptoms – Show after 21 days if they appear

> Men – 50% have no symptoms

Pain/swelling in testicles

> Women – 75% have NO symptoms

Painful intercourse

Vaginal bleeding

Inflamed cervix

> Both – Discharge

Painful and/or frequent urination

Abdominal pain, nausea, fever

Inflamed rectum

c. Cure – Doxycycline (7 day treatment) or azithromycin (1 dose)

d. Problems – Bladder infection

PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)

e. Pregnancy – Ectopic pregnancy, sterility

f. Babies – Pneumonia, eye infections, blindness

>Epididymitis in men

>Reactive Arthritis



3. Syphilis

a. Transmission – Spreads from ulcer (sore) to skin or mucous membranes of genital area, mouth, or anus; or broken skin

Oral, anal, and oral sex, even kissing

b. Symptoms – Show after 10 – 90 days

> Primary Phase – Hard, red painless sores or open, wet chancres. Last 3 – 6 weeks. Appear on the genitals, in the vagina, one the cervix, lips, mouth, or anus.

Swollen glands

> Secondary Phase – Rash anywhere on the body (commonly on soles of feet and palms of hands)

Sore throat, mild fatigue, headache, muscle pain

Weight/hair loss

> Latent Phase – No symptoms. Not contagious. An infected person can go their entire lives unaffected by syphilis if they remain in the latent phase.

> Tertiary (late) Phase – Damage to the nervous system, heart, bones, brain, other organs or death

c. Cure – Penicillin (Other antibiotics for people who are allergic like me.)

1 dose cures those who have been infected for less than a year

More doses are required for longer infection

d. Problems – Disfigurement, paralysis, blindness

Heart disease

Neurological disorder, dementia

Death

e. Pregnancy – Stillbirth, birth defects

4. Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) (Not an STI per se)

a. Transmission – Through vaginal intercourse

BV can also be caused by douching and the intrauterine device (IUD)

b. Symptoms – show immediately: a few days

> Women – Vaginal irritation/discharge/odor

c. Cure – Antimicrobial cream

Suppository

Pills such as Macrobid

d. Problems – PID – leads to reproductive problems such as cctopic pregnancy and sterility

e. Pregnancy – Premature delivery, low birth weight, miscarriage, endometritis

5. Gonorrhea

a. Transmission – Vaginal, anal, and oral sex

b. Symptoms – Shows within 1-14 days

> Men – 10% have no symptoms

Swollen/painful testicles

> Women – 80% have no symptoms

Swollen vulva

Bleeding

Painful intercourse

Abdominal/pelvic pain

Arthritic pain, cramps, nausea, fever

> Both – Discharge

Painful/frequent urination

Anal itching/discharge

Bloody feces

Sore throat – You can have throat gonorrhea

c. Cure – Cefixime, Ceftriaxone, Ciprofloxacin, Ofloxacin, Levofloxacin

d. Problems – Sterility

Arthritis

Heart/brain Problems

PID

e. Pregnancy – Premature delivery, stillbirth

f. Babies- Joint infection, blindness, life-threatening blood infection



B. Incurable

1. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) – dysplasia and condyloma

a. Transmission – Vaginal, anal, or and oral sex

b. Symptoms

About 50% of individuals who are infected with HPV never develop genital warts, but are still capable of transmitting the virus to others.

Symptoms – Shows after 2–3 weeks (rarely can go up to 6 months)

Most types have no symptoms

> Women – Warts in vagina, opening of the cervix to the uterus

> Both - Warts on genitals, in urethra, anus, mouth, throat, hands, or soles of feet

c. Treatment – Only for wart. HPV itself has no cure. HPV vaccination is underway.

Frozen/burned/lasered off, cut out

Tricholoracetic acid, Imiquimod

Beta-mannan treatment

d. Problems – Cancer of the cervix, vulva, or penis

Prostate disease

Vaginosis, Vaginitis, Vulvular vestibulitis syndrome, layngeal papillomatosis

e. Pregnancy – Miscarriage

2. Herpes (Herpes Simplex Virus 1 – oral for the most part HSV-2 – genital for the most part) “The virus can be transmitted from oral to genital regions and vice versa during oral sex.”

a. Transmission – Touching, sexual intimacy, kissing

Vaginal, anal, and oral sex

Most contagious during outbreaks (sores are present till scabs fall off)

Mucous membranes of mouth, vagina, anus, penis, eyes are susceptible

b. Symptoms – Shows 2 – 20 days; sometimes years

Recurring rash

Itchy, blisters/sores on vagina, cervix, penis, mouth, buttocks, or anywhere on the body

> First outbreak – pain around infected area, itching, painful urination, swollen glands in groin, fever, headache, fatigue

c. Treatment – Treatment helps relieve symptoms and reduces number of outbreaks

Valacyclovir, Acyclovir, Famciclovir

d. Problems – Genital warts!

e. Pregnancy – Miscarriage, stillbirth

f. Babies – Developmental disabilities, death



3. HIV/AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus

a. Transmission – Blood, semen, vaginal fluids, breast milk

Anal, vaginal sex (rarely oral sex)

Sharing contaminated needles

Transfusion of contaminated blood products

b. Symptoms – Show within 10 year (5% of men have gone 20 years with not symptoms)

Rapid weight loss, diarrhea, no appetite, fatigue, fever, night sweats, dry cough, light headedness, headaches

Mental disorders – Mental deteriorationm sltered state of consciousness, change in personality

Swollen lymph glands in throat, armpits, groin

Thrush

Recurring yeast infection

Shortness of breath, easily bruising

Chronic PID

Numbness/pain in hands or feet, loss of muscle control and reflex, paralysis, weakness in muscles

Purplish growths on skin (Think Philadelphia with Tom Hanks)

c. Treatment – All treatment protects against opportunistic infections and prolongs life. There is no cure. Helps delay progression from HIV to AIDS.

Combination therapy with antiviral drugs “requires taking a large number of pills on a complicated schedule. These drugs are costly…”

d. Problems – Your immune system fucking SUCKS – you can easily get pneumonias, cancers, other infections

Resources

Engender Health

Planned Parenthood

AIDS section

[This message has been edited by MrMojoRisin (edited 06-19-2006).]

Just like Pokèmon. Gotta catch em all...

Great thread, very useful

Edit: Nevermind.

[This message has been edited by Trousersnake (edited 06-20-2006).]

Archive?

Wait what?

I could've sworn ghonerria(sic) was 'the clap'

I used to have Chlamydia.. it burned like a motherfucker to piss. Fuck. Just remembering it makes me cringe.

Oh, and yeah, that's true that most women don't have any symptoms. Which meant that I had to bring it up with my girlfriend. Boy was that awkward.

Wait a sec... 21 days? Is that for sure??? Or could it lie dormant?

Because if that is a definite number, then that means my girlfriend cheated on me

Actually, if she did give it to me, then maybe it didn't transfer immediately, and only after several times of having intercourse.

We did use a condom most of the time, afterall.

That's wierd that that is the only symptom on the list. I never had that. I did, however, get horrible pains when I urinated. That symptom isn't on the list for some reason...

Thanks! This will be very useful for people. ^-^

> Men – 10% have no symptoms

Swollen/painful testicles

> Women – 80% have no symptoms

Swollen vulva

Bleeding

Painful intercourse

Abdominal/pelvic pain

Arthritic pain, cramps, nausea, fever

> Both – Discharge

Painful/frequent urination

Anal itching/discharge

Bloody feces

Sore throat – You can have throat gonorrhea

Gad, did you READ the whole thing? Swollen testicles was just under symptoms in men. There's like, 8 more.

As fas as 21 days, That's the earliest symptoms will appear. They can appear later. The human body isn't an exact science, more of a general idea.