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What is STD? STD actually stands for sexually transmitted diseases. From the name itself, these are diseases that are transmitted through sexual contact. Any sex act can trigger tranmission of the disease, whether it is vaginal, oral or anal sex. There are many STDs that can be transmitted in other ways other than sexually but is generally rare. STDs may not be determined just by looking at the physical appearance of a person. Some STDs are asymptomatic. These are diseases that show less or most of time, no symptoms at all. One may suspect infection if he or she has an active sex life. Anybody who has had sexual activities is at risk of becoming infected. People may put them selves at high risk if they are having multiple sex partners, frequent change of sex partners or practicing unprotected sex. If you happen to fall under these categories, then you should be taking an STD test immediately.
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With or without symptoms, one should be sure that he or she is infection-free. If not, there might be possibilities that one is infected with STD but not detected. The severitity of the disease might be difficult to cure if it will be detected in a later time. The disease might have created other health complications which might be difficult to treat or cure. Early detection is the best way to have a disease be treated or cured right away. It is also one way to stop spreading the disease to other people.
Common symptoms and signs of STDs are general itching around your sexual organs, burning and pain when urinating, sores, bumps or blisters near your mouth, rectum or sexual organs, an increased need to urinate, sore throat, fever and overall aches and pains similar to the flu. For women, symptoms may be more showing than in men. These are pain in your pelvic area, somewhere between your belly button and your sexual organs, discharge or smell from your vagina which is abnormal for you, pain that is deep inside of you when you have sexual relations and bloody discharge from your vagina when you are not having your period. These are signs that tell one to take the STD test to check if infection is positive.
A reproductive health screening does not check for STD infections. The only way to have an STD detected is through an STD test. STD test is done by having the urine or blood sample of the patient be examined in the laboratory. Physical examination may also be required to check for signs or symptoms of STD. Usually, results come out in a few days. There are also other health sites that offer STD testing. Today, STD testing clinics are sited in different states around U.S to further help and serve many other people who needs attention regarding their medical condition.
Remember that all STDs are dangerous to one’s life. If they are left untreated, they can create several different health problems. STDs are the cause of health problems like pelvic inflammatory disease, arthritis, eye problems, infertility, diferent cancers, heart disease, memory loss and birth defects.
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