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Sexually Transmitted Disease

Alternate Names : STD, Venereal Disease, VD

Sexually Transmitted Disease | Symptoms & Signs | Diagnosis & Tests | Prevention & Expectations | Treatment & Monitoring | Pictures and Images | Attribution


What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?

Sexually transmitted diseases can cause a wide variety of symptoms. Commonly, STDs may cause the following symptoms:

  • pain, which is most commonly in the urethra. The urethra is the tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body. The pain may get worse during urination. Pain can also be in the anus, throat, or eyes, depending on the type of sexual contact.
  • skin rash or other lesions, which can have many different appearances, and may be painful or painless
  • itching, usually in the genital or anal area
  • a discharge, or drainage of liquid material, from the affected area
  • fever
  • symptoms throughout the body, such as abdominal distress from hepatitis or joint pain from gonorrhea
  • Other symptoms will depend on the type and severity of the sexually transmitted disease. Some people may have no symptoms but will be able to transmit the disease to others.


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    Author: Adam Brochert, MD
    Reviewer: Barbara Mallari, RN, BSN, PHN
    Date Reviewed: 07/13/01









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