STD Symptoms
COMMON STDs:
Symptoms, Dangers, Treatments…
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More about STD Symptoms…
Your body is smart. To let you know something is wrong — so you can take steps to fix it — your body creates symptoms to get your attention. As a symptom, PAIN is a great “attention-getter.” So are rashes, bumps on the skin, unusual discharge — in fact, anything that calls attention to itself.
When you have a symptom for an illness, that’s good. It makes you aware there may be a problem so you can attend to it. Still, symptoms can be ambiguous so it’s good to get tested to make sure and to find out which STD you have.
Of course, because of the symptoms, you may suspect you have have chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis. But you could also have other STDs without knowing it.
The problem is: with Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) there are sometimes no symptoms at all. Other times, symptoms show up only months after you’re infected. So, as an “early-warning system,” the appearance of symptoms is not completely reliable.
