Signs of sexually transmitted diseases

Sexually transmitted diseases, that is, sexually transmitted infections and viruses, have a large number of symptoms. Often they are similar, but each infectious agent has its own characteristics. When the first signs of the disease appear, you need to take tests as soon as possible and start treatment.

Common features

There are main signs of sexually transmitted diseases in men that should make you wary:

• Blood and purulent traces in the semen;
• Constant urge to urinate;
• Painful urination;
• Mild but prolonged increase in general temperature;< /li>
• Pain in the testicles;
• Discharge from the urethra;
• Rash and irritation on the penis, and especially on the glans.

The symptoms of diseases in women, which you need to pay attention to, are as follows:

• Feeling of dryness and discomfort, pain during intimate contact;
• Swelling of the lymph nodes;
• Irregular menstruation cycle;
• Soreness and discharge from the rectum ;
• Itching in the groin;
• Irritation of the anus;
• Eruptions on the labia and in the groin;
• Foamy, with unusual shade of gynecological discharge;
• Swelling of the female external genital organs;
• Constant urge to urinate, bringing pain instead of a feeling of emptying.

STD symptoms

Symptomatics can be divided into primary and general. Primary symptoms are an external manifestation of an infectious lesion, various formations on the skin and mucous membranes. General - the effect of infection on the body as a whole, for example, fever and fever, weakness.

Chlamydia

In chlamydia, the urethra becomes inflamed first. In women, the cervix also becomes inflamed, weak whitish discharge and causeless bleeding appear. Infection occurs usually only in the case of genital contact. Babies often get infected from sick mothers.

Trichomoniasis

A characteristic sign of trichomoniasis is that it can be infected in everyday life. The urethra and prostate are inflamed in the representatives of the stronger sex, the vagina in girls.

When trichomoniasis occurs in a large volume of discharge with yellow foam, emitting an unpleasant odor. It itches the groin area, intimate contacts and going to the toilet become painful.

Ureaplasmosis

When ureaplasmosis, the genitals and paths become inflamed. At an advanced stage, kidney stones appear. Ureaplasmosis is especially dangerous for women who are about to become pregnant. Perhaps such a side effect as a miscarriage, or contractions that started too early.

Genital herpes

The herpes virus remains in the body for life. After he manifests himself for the first time, then after a remission it aggravates again. The primary acute period becomes the most difficult.

However, sometimes remission does not occur at all - in a mild form, the symptoms are constantly tormented. Chronic herpes is the most severe form of this disease. The periods of remission can be of different duration, as well as exacerbations - of different intensity and duration.

Genital herpes develops as follows:

• The genitals begin to itch, their area reddens in places;
• In the primary exacerbation, general signs of intoxication appear - weakness, fever, nausea;
• Irritation turns into bubbles filled with liquid, sometimes with an admixture of blood;
• After a while, the bubbles burst, leaving painful wounds;
• The wounds are covered with a bloody crust, without ceasing to hurt and itch;
• External signs disappear or remain in a mild form.

Papilloma

With papilloma, skin growths appear on the genitals, resembling at first ordinary acne or irritation. Then they grow in the form of uneven, sometimes quite large pieces of skin, resembling warts or moles.

Male papillomas grow on the foreskin and head of the penis, in girls - on the labia. Similar formations can also grow on the tongue and lips.

Candidiasis (thrush)

The symptoms of candidiasis, or thrush, are as follows:

• Irritation of the mucous membranes, severe redness;
• The affected area is very itchy;
• The urination process brings pain;

• Intimate contacts become painful;
• Irritated skin becomes covered with whitish secretions, like a film;
• The film leaves, leaving behind irritations, more like sores.

Syphilis

Outside the body, the causative agent of syphilis quickly dies, it is strongly affected by such environmental properties as dryness and low temperature. And the pathogen multiplies much faster in the warm, humid environment of the mouth, genitals, and anus.In addition, signs can be seen in a child whose mother suffered from syphilis.

The primary sign of syphilitic disease is a dense chancre. It is formed in the area where the causative agent of syphilis has directly passed from one body to another. The chancre looks like a common prickly heat or a pimple, sometimes it grows up to a centimeter in diameter. Soon the structure of the chancre is broken, and it turns into a painful sore. At the same time, the lymph nodes swell. The flare-up resolves in about five weeks, but the remission does not last long.

Secondary symptoms are rashes in different areas of the body, sometimes covering the entire skin of the patient. General symptoms appear - all lymph nodes swell, fever rises

Tertiary syphilis disrupts the very structure of tissues, including bone. If left untreated, the disease often ends in death.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus does not show any of its signs for a long time after infection. This is his danger - unsuspecting patients continue to spread a viral venereal disease. HIV develops in several stages:

• At first, it looks like a common cold. Rapid onset of fever and fever, aching muscles and bones;
• Then comes a rash of different colors, a fungus in the throat, on the genitals;

• Swollen lymph nodes. After the first exacerbation, the patient realizes that he is constantly experiencing a decrease in strength, fatigue;
• Due to the weakness of the immune system, oncological neoplasms appear.

Gonorrhea

Signs of gonorrhea will occur if the infectious agent enters any mucous membranes. It is not possible to get a disease in everyday life.

The main symptom of an infected person is a purulent inflammation of the mucous membranes. If the infection occurred due to unprotected sex, the urethra becomes inflamed in both men and women.

A gonococcus-infected person is tortured:

• Pain during urination and sex;
• Soreness of the lower peritoneum and lumbar region;
• During an exacerbation - discharge of white-yellow pus in a large volume;
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• In the later stages - blood poisoning, general intoxication of the body;
• The result of a chronic course is infertility.

Shankroid

Symptoms of chancroid, or soft chancre, appear after genital contact in half the time if one of the participants was infected. Primary education is often confused with syphilis, but this is a different sexually transmitted disease.

A red speck of irritation appears where an infectious agent has entered the body. A bubble with pus grows, which then turns into an ulcer of arbitrary shape. It is soft to the touch, brings severe pain on palpation. The width of the ulcer can be different - from a couple of millimeters to ten centimeters.

In the representatives of the stronger sex, chancroid occurs on the back of the penis, in girls - on the labia majora, pubic skin. After a couple of weeks, the lymph nodes become inflamed. In their place, bubonic formations filled with pus appear. Soon they break and also leave wounds. In advanced cases, gangrene of the genital organs may begin.

Inguinal lymphogranulomatosis

With inguinal lymphogranulomatosis, about 20 days after infection, swollen dots appear in the area where chlamydia has penetrated. They are easy to overlook or pay no attention to. After that, the lymph nodes swell. In inflammatory foci, the skin becomes dark purple, painful when touched. Ulcers appear that burst with yellow discharge.

Fistulas can become a sign of advanced lymphogranulomatosis. Later, against their background, strong edema of the genital organs develops, the rectum and urethra narrow. Another disease, donovanosis, has similar symptoms.

Diagnosis

When you notice the first signs of sexually transmitted diseases, you need to go to a dermatovenereologist as soon as possible. The sooner professional treatment begins, the greater the chance of getting rid of the infection forever. Or, if the disease is incurable, minimize the symptoms and consequences.

At the Dermatovenerological Dispensary, you will be prescribed the following tests to accurately determine the disease: