Different Types Of STD (Sexual Transmitted Disease)

Teenagers and young adults (aged from 15 to 25 years) are often victims of STDs. Many believe that as they are young, they tend to take a lot of risk and they lack of sex education and sometimes do not take it seriously. Hence, it is very important for parents to talk to their children frankly and provide them with details related to sex.

STDs can cause uneasiness and pose grave risks to a girl's reproductive health. A lady should always consult her health care provider straight away if she considers that she might have STD, as many symptoms are not precise to STDs alone. For example, discomfort through urination may be mistaken for a urinary tract infection.

The following are the most common types of STD and their symptoms;

- Chlamydia - The most general Chlamydia symptoms comprise abnormal discharge from the vagina and also burning sensation during urination. Long-term symptoms consist of inflammation of the eyes, lower abdominal pain, and skin abrasions. Chlamydia can be healed but it may come back.

- Gonorrhea - Indication of this disease comprises pain and burning for the duration of urination, in addition to yellowish and at times bloody discharge from the vagina. Many men will not exhibit any symptoms, although in some cases, a yellowish or bloody discharge from the penis is visible.

- Genital Herpes - It has common symptoms including the emergence of small blisters or open sores, red bumps, on the vagina or areas surrounding the vagina. Women may also experience fever, muscle aches, vaginal discharge, headache, and pain during urination. The glands of the vaginal area may also be itching and burning and sometimes experience swelling in the adjacent area. There is no cure for the disease. Medication can only reduce the severity.

- Hepatitis B - Indication of this infection are headache, joint pain, slight fever, and muscle aches. It also includes stomach pain, fatigue, and loss of appetite. Jaundice is another hepatitis B symptom and effect in the skin. 30% of those who have contracted hepatitis B show signs of no symptoms. Medication is available to diminish the level of injury to the liver.

- Syphilis - During the primary stage of syphilis (between 10 days and 6 weeks after contracting the STD), painless sores may appear and cure on their own. If syphilis is left untouched, however, the disease will develop to the secondary stage which includes common syphilis symptoms such as a sore throat, exhaustion and a skin inflammation.

- HIV/AIDS - In few cases, the symptoms are not evident for 10 years or more. Ordinary symptoms of this comprise severe fatigue, rapid weight loss, and blisters. Red, brown or purplish splotches may also appear under the skin, inside the eyelids, mouth or nose. Women with HIV/AIDS may also experience other STDs or changes in their menstrual cycle.

A lot of the damage can be controlled if one has been familiarized with correct STD information. This helps take preventive measures and even realize what a symptom is. For those who have no clue, symptoms may go undetected for long making treatment more painful, and time consuming.