STDs CAUSES TREATMENT

CHANCROID Causes ancroid has

Bacterial disease become resistant to
caused by Penicillin,
Haemophilus ducreyi, Tetracycline and
which is transmitted Erythromycin and
by direct sexual Ciprofloxacin in
contact. some cases.
Uncircumcised men Preferred
are more likely to treatments now
contract the disease involve
than circumcised Azithromycin (1x 1
men. g PO), Ceftriaxone
Confections with (1x 0.25 g IM) or
Treponema pallidum Ciprofloxacin (2x
or HSV occur in 10% 500 mg PO for 3
of persons who have days) or
chancroid. Erythromycin
3x500mg PO for 7
days. Bubos may
need to be drained.
Patients need re-
examination 1 week
after treatment. All
sex partners have
to be treated.

Donovanosis/ A chronic, mildly Azithromycin (1x 1

Granuloma contagious STD g PO per week, for
inguinale caused by an at least 3 weeks) or
intracellular gram- Erythromycin (4x
negative bacterium, 500 mg PO for at
Klebsiella (formerly least 3 weeks) or
Calymmatobacterium) Doxycycline (2x
granulomatis. 100 mg PO for at
Donovanosis lesions least 3 weeks) or
coexist with Trimethoprim-
secondary bacterial Sulfamethoxazole
infection other STIs (2x1 (800/160 mg)
daily PO for at least
3 weeks) or
Ciprofloxacin 2x
750mg PO for 3
weeks or until all
lesions have
completely healed.
Sometimes wound
resection is
 necessary. Scars
left by the sores are
regarded as
precancerous.
Therefore, annual
examinations are
recommended.
Genital Herpes Two types of herpes There's no cure for
genital herpes, but
simplex virus infections
medications can ease
can cause genital symptoms and reduce
herpes: the risk of infecting
others. Condoms also
1. HSV-1. This is can help prevent the
spread of a genital
the type that herpes infection.
usually causes
cold sores or fever
blisters around
your mouth. HSV-1
is often spread
through skin-to-
skin contact,
though it can be
spread to your
genital area during
oral sex.
Recurrences are
much less frequent
than they are with
HSV-2 infection.

2. HSV-2. This is
the type that
commonly causes
genital herpes.
The virus spreads
through sexual
contact and skin-
to-skin contact.
HSV-2 is very
common and
 highly contagious,
whether or not you
have an open
sore.

Because the virus dies

quickly outside of the
body, it's nearly
impossible to get the
infection through contact
with toilets, towels or
other objects used by an
infected person.

Genital warts
Most cases of genital While visible genital
warts are caused by warts often go away
HPV. There are 30 to 40 with time, HPV itself
strains of HPV that can linger in your skin
specifically affect the cells. This means you
genitals, but just a few may have several
of these strains cause outbreaks over the
genital warts. course of your life. So
managing symptoms is
The HPV virus is highly important because you
transmittable through want to avoid
skin-to-skin contact, transmitting the virus to
which is why it’s others. That said,
considered an STI. genital warts can be
passed on to others
In fact, HPV is so
even when there are no
common that
visible warts or other
the Centers for Disease
symptoms.
Control and Prevention
(CDC)Trusted You may wish to treat
 Source says that most
sexually active people
get it at some point.
However, the virus
doesn’t always lead to
complications such as
genital warts. In fact, in
most cases, the virus
goes away on its own
without causing any
health problems.
genital warts to relieve
painful symptoms or to
minimize their
appearance. However,
you can’t treat genital
warts with over-the-
counter (OTC) wart
removers or treatments.

Genital warts are

usually caused by
strains of HPV that differ
from the strains that
cause warts on your
hands or other parts of
the body. A wart can’t
spread from someone’s
hand to the genitals,
and vice versa.

Trichomoniasis Trich is caused by a tiny,

one-celled parasite
called Trichomonas
vaginalis. Anyone who’s
sexually active can get it.
It affects women more
than men, and older
women tend to get it
more than younger ones.
And, it affects African-
American women more
than white or Hispanic
N ine out of 10 people
with trichomoniasis are
cured with a single
course of antibiotics.
Stubborn cases may
require larger doses
administered over longer
periods of time. It is
important
that sex partners also be
treated because
women. You get trich
from having sex with
someone who has it.
Typically, trich is passed
between
the penis and vagina,
and it doesn’t matter if a
man ejaculates or not -- it
can be spread just
through contact. Women
who have sex with
women can also get trich
because it can spread
through vaginal contact,
as well.
infection can be passed
back. Partners should
also avoid intercourse
until one week after the
last dose of antibiotic.
The drug most
commonly used to fight
trichomoniasis
is metronidazole (Flagyl)
, which comes in tablet
form taken
by mouth and gel form
for vaginal use. If you
take Flagyl orally, you
may experience side
effects such as
nausea, vomiting, or a
metallic aftertaste. You
can minimize discomfort
by taking the drug during
or immediately after a
meal. Avoid drinking
alcohol within 24 hours
of taking the medicine. If
you do, you may
experience
severe abdominal
pain and vomiting.