Testing for PID requires a pelvic examination. Evidence of infection may include a yellowish discharge from the cervix, and the cervix may be red and bleed easily when it is swabbed—abnormal signs that indicate cervicitis. With a cervical infection, secretions collected on a swab inserted into the opening of the cervix (the os) will be [...]
Generally people who have one type of herpes infection in one area of the body are unlikely to acquire a different strain of herpes infection in the same area of the body. For example, if a person who has oral type 1 herpes performs oral sex on a person who has genital type 2 herpes, [...]
incidence: very common cause: yeast symptoms: itching, skin redness; discharge in women treatment: antifungal creams or pills WHAT IS IT? Yeast infections of the genital area are caused by fungus; both men and women can have these infections. Yeast infections are not sexually transmitted, because they are not spread from one sexual partner to another, [...]
People with chronic sexually transmitted infections, such as herpes and genital warts, face additional challenges in talking with partners. Not only do they need to think about all the issues discussed in this chapter, they also need to decide how and when to talk with new partners about these conditions. If you are in this [...]
Burning with urination and experiencing pain, itching, or irritation inside the penis are not normal. When these symptoms are experienced, they may be constant or they may come and go. They may be subtle or severe, and there may or may not be discharge. Men may incorrectly attribute these symptoms to being dehydrated, to consuming [...]