If you catch one because you engage in unprotected oral sex or DATY what's the treatment protocol like? Any long term effects/consequences (health wise)?
Hi Noob888
Infections like gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis can be cured with antibiotics. A viral infection like herpes is not treatable but there is medication people can take to reduce the symptoms.
The worst possible outcomes for the different treatable infections are:
For chlamydia and gonorrhea
Disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI) is a rare infection that can happen if gonorrhea is not treated.
http://www.stdresource.com/disease/index.php?page=edit&id=22&action=viewfull
How they could affect men if left untreated:
• Infertility.
• Makes it easier for HIV to get into your body.
How they could affect woman if left untreated:
• Infertility
• Increased risk for ectopic pregnancy
• Pelvic inflammatory disease
http://www.stdresource.com/disease/index.php?page=edit&id=23&action=viewfull
• Makes it easier for HIV to get into your body
For Syphilis
• In the late stages of syphilis it may damage the internal organs (this could include the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones and joints).
• You could notice difficulty coordinating muscle movement, paralysis, numbness, gradual blindness and dementia.
• A good example of the effects of the later stages of syphilis is the American gangster Al Capone
• It can be dangerous for the fetus if a pregnant woman gets syphilis.
HN
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