What Could it Be?

Lately, you met someone interesting and smart, so you decide to take your relationship further in his apartment. The setting was perfect, the passion was lit. After all, you’ve heard that so long as you stay committed to one guy, you’re safe.

It was a typical whirlwind romance, except, a week later, you find it painful to urinate and after a visit to the doctor, you discover he’s left you a gift to remember the night by—a sexually transmitted infection (STI).

What Could it Be?

As much as you might be tempted to ignore your medical condition, don’t. Most STIs are treatable when it’s detected early.

Depending on the symptoms, you could have one of several common types of STIs. 

If you experience:	You could have:	Which is:
Pain or burning while urinating	Chlamydia Gonorrhea Non-gonococcal Urethritis Genital Herpes	Curable Curable Curable Not curable
Unusual discharge from vagina	Chlamydia Gonorrhea Non-gonococcal Urethritis	Curable Curable Curable
Blisters or bumps on vagina or genital area	Gonorrhea Syphilis Genital Herpes Genital Warts	Curable Curable Not curable Not curable
Unexplained weight loss, extreme fatigue, fever	Syphilis HIV Infection or Aids	Curable Not curable
Abdominal pain or vaginal bleeding	Non-gonococcal Urethritis	Curable

 

The bad news is that many STIs often don’t present symptoms earlier on, so you may not know you have them. Some STIs are also hard to prevent, even with the use of condoms, such as Genital Herpes and Genital Warts.

When left untreated, STIs can lead to other health problems for women like reproductive problems, inflammation of the cervix or urethra, and damage to an unborn child in the womb.

You can also pass the infection to others through unprotected sex. With serious illnesses like Aids where a cure has yet to be found, the results can be more serious than you are prepared for.

What Can I Do?

Needless to say, if you have had unprotected sex with multiple partners, you are at high risk for STIs. 

If you are married, you can still contract an STI from your husband if he has been having extra-marital affairs or visiting brothels. Don’t close your eyes to the truth. Most women intuitively know if their husbands have been unfaithful.

If you suspect you may have an STI, do consult a doctor and get yourself tested. It would be unwise to delay any necessary treatment due to embarrassment.

Be forward-looking, and consider the future. Are you playing roulette with your life by having casual sex?  Or are you quietly fulfilling your wifely duties to your husband without protection, knowing that he has enjoyed other women? 

A staggering 200 to 400 million people worldwide are estimated to be infected with STIs – that’s approximately 80 times the number of people living Singapore!

The fact is, the only way to prevent getting an STI is monogamy with an uninfected partner.  If you’re not sure who your partner has been with or if you can’t resist your hormonal urges, then use a condom. And use it every single time.

References:

1. www.mayoclinic.com
2. www.urologychannel.com
3. www.hpb.gov.sg
4. www.stdsymptoms.org
5. www.pediatrics.about.com

 

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