| STD |
Symptoms |
Damage |
Numbers |
| Chlamydia |
Men - Usually none. Some esperience from the Penis and burning with urination.
Women - Usually none. Some experience pain and/or vaginal discharge |
Men - Sterility.
Women - Considered to be the most common cause of sterility. Advanced stage may require removal of uterus, tubes and ovaries. |
1) 3 million new cases reported annually.
2) 70% are not aware they are infected.
3) 40% of those sexually active are suspected carriers. |
| Gonorrhea |
Men - Pus from urethra. Burning upon urination.
Women - Pelvic pain. Painful urination and pus-like discharge. |
Men - Scarring of the urethra and urinary tract problems.
Women - Sterility. Surgery in severe cases. |
1) 650,000 new cases reported annually.
2) Up to 80% are not aware they are infected in the early stages. |
| Syphilis |
Men - 1st stage: swollen non-painful ulcers on external genitalia.
2nd stage: changes of skin, fever, enlarged lymph glands.
Women - 1st stage: often unnoticed.
2nd stage: same as men. |
Men - Brain disorders, heart disease and death.
Women - Same as men. Can cause birth defects or death in newborns if mother is infected. |
1) 13,000 new cases reported annually.
2) 50% are not aware they have the disease. |
| HIV / AIDS |
Men - Fever, sore throat, fatigue and swollen lymph glands.
Women - same as men. |
Men - Immune system breakdown, up to death.
Women - Same as men. |
1) Nearly 1 million infected.
2) AIDS appears about 10 yrs. after initial HIV infection. |
Genital Herpes
(Herpes II) |
Men - often no symptoms. Others have periodic eruptions of painful blisters and ulcers.
Women - Same as men. |
Men - Continuous outbreaks. Eventually may lead to hospitalization.
Women - Same as men. Pregnancy risks associated with infection. |
1) 45 million infected.
2) 90% show no symptoms.
3) There is no cure. Person will be infected for life. |
HPV
(Human Papilloma Virus) |
Men – Wart-like genital growths.
Women - Often no visible symptoms. Some experience vulvar burning, itching and pain. Abnormal pap smears. |
Men – Associated with cancer of the penis.
Women – 99% of all cervical cancers are caused by HPV. Causes infant death if left untreated. |
1) 20 million cases exist today with 100 different strains of the virus.
2) 75% of sexually active people are or have been infected with HPV. |
| Hepatitis B |
Men - Often none. Some experience yellowing of the skin (jaundice), tiredness, dark urine and grey colored stool.
Women: Same as men. |
Men - Severe liver damage. Can eventually lead to cancer of the liver and cirrhosis.
Women - same as men.
Most babies that have infected mothers will get HPB if not vaccinated. |
1) 1.25 million people are chronically infected.
2) 50% of HPB cases are transmitted by sexual activity. |
PID
(Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) |
Men - This disease only affects women.
Women - See Chlamydia and Gonorrhea. Other symptoms are minor and mistaken for menstrual cramps. |
Men - This disease affects only women.
Women - Ectopic Pregnancy (fertilized egg implants in the fallopian tubes inside uterus).
Can be life threatening. Sterility and cancer are common. |
1) 1 million new cases annually; most in the 15-19 year age group.
2) Approx. 64,000 hysterectomies are performed for PID. |
