Life Support Inc - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Information

You are twice as likely to obtain HIV if you are already infected with an STD. It can be contracted through sexual intercourse or needles during drug use.
The virus attacks your immune system making it easier for you to catch other illnesses.
There is no known cure for HIV
Can lead to AIDS- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Infection of the female reproductive organs, usually caused by complications from Gonorrhea or Chlamydia.
It can lead to infertility and severe abdominal pain.
PID can be treated if caught in time, but there can still be lasting effects.

Most common type of STD. Can be transmitted through any form of sexual activity.
Can cause infertility and PID. Many times symptoms go unnoticed, but often there is painful urination and a discharge from the penis or vagina.
Chlamydia can be treated but can be caught again.

Disease causes small blister like sores that are often painful, along with itching and burning.
The sores may last for several weeks and they can reoccur.
There is no cure for genital herpes.
There are medications that can help slow outbreaks but it can still be passed on to others during sexual activity.

Can cause soft, fleshy warts on the outside or inside of the vagina in females, but can also appear around the penis or anus of a male.
This disease can stay dormant in your body and be passed on to other people through sexual activity.
It has also been linked to various types of cancer.
It cannot be cured.
The warts that result from the disease can be removed, but the virus is never gone so the warts may come back.

Can both be passed through sexual intercourse and often involve flu like symptoms.
Other symptoms may include rash, nausea, vomiting, yellow skin and eyes, weight loss, itchy skin and darker yellow urine.
Hepatitis B can be passed through sex or drug use where as Hepatitis C can be passed through sex with an infected person.
There is no cure for this disease and can cause serious liver problems.
The only known way to treat the disease is by having 2 to 3 months of rest, heavy medication, and proper medical attention, but there is no known cure for either disease.

Bacteria that grow in the uterus, anus, throat, mouth, or eyes and can be contracted through any form of sexual activity.
Highest disease reported in young teens and African Americans.
Can cause painful urination, pus like discharges from the penis and vagina, pelvic pain and swollen testicles.
There are some strands of the disease that can be treated but it is becoming more and more difficult as this disease is becoming more complex.

Causes painful sores that can be passed through sexual activity or direct contact.
If caught in time, the disease can be treated, however, if not treated it can lead to heart, brain, and other organ complications and possibly even death.
The symptoms of Syphilis normally occur in stages
- Primary Stage: Painless sore on the genital area, mouth, or lips
- Secondary Stage: Rash develops on hands,feet, and other areas of the body
- Late Stage: Paralysis, numbness, blindness, Dementia

Sexually Transmitted Diseases - STDs Information