A 43-year-old member asked:
What are the medicines that can cure sexually transmitted disease?
1 doctor answer • 5 doctors weighed in
Dr. Stephen Sudleranswered
Obstetrics and Gynecology 41 years experience
Antibiotics: The only sexually transmitted diseases that can be cured are caused by bacteria or parasites and can be treated with antibiotics. The drug depends on the disease. Std's caused by viruses cannot be curred with medication. Your body's immune system must clear them. Existing drugs will only otherwise suppress their effects.
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A 29-year-old member asked:
How can you tell if you have a sexually transmitted disease?
2 doctor answers • 4 doctors weighed in
Dr. Marcus Degrawanswered
Pediatrics 23 years experience
Get tested...: Get tested and get an exam by your physician. You can't tell for sure by guessing, 'googling' or asking on a question board. See your doc and get tested. Then follow that up with recurrent and consistent medical care for guidance and testing as long as you are sexually active...
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A 49-year-old member asked:
How do sexually transmitted diseases begin?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. Richard Sarleanswered
Urology 23 years experience
Exposed to infection: They begin after having sexual activity with someone already infected.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
Where did sexually transmitted diseases originate from?
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Dr. Hunter Handsfieldanswered
Infectious Disease 54 years experience
Evolution at work!: Same as for most infections. There are billions of bacteria and viruses that inhabit our bodies, mostly beneficial or at least harmless but sometimes causing disease. The STDs are caused by some that evolved to cause disease, to survive best in the genital tract, and to require human intimacy for transmission. In other words, they evolved with humans as we ourselves evolved from earlier ancestors.
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A 43-year-old member asked:
How to know if I have a sexually transmitted disease?
1 doctor answer • 1 doctor weighed in
Dr. James Fergusonanswered
Pediatrics 47 years experience
Testing: You did not list symptoms or exposure history. Even if you did, you need a local evaluation to confirm or exclude this collection of diagnoses. Only with a review of exposure history, exam and testing can this be answered with confidence.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What are some common sexually transmitted diseases?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 58 years experience
Gonnorhea,Syphilis;: The following are common stds
1gonnorhea
2syphilis
3herpes simplex
4chlamydia
5trichomonus infection
6hpv infection
7hiv infection and aids
8chancroid
9Hepatitis B
10 Moluscum Contagiosom
11 Pubic Lice
12Donovanosis(Granuloma Inguinale)
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