Disease | How you get it | Symptoms | Treatment | Partners | Diseases that are transmitted sexually | Chlamydia
Infection of mucous membranes lining the genitals can lead to inflammatory disease (PID) in women and infertility in men and women. | By having vaginal or anal sex without a condom with someone who has the infection; from mother-to-baby (eye and chest infection) | Women often have no symptoms or may have pain with sexual intercourse, lower abdominal pain, changes in bleeding pattern. Men may have no symptoms or may have watery or thick discharge from penis, pain or urinating. | Antibiotics is the leading cure for chlamydia | Recent sexual partners need treatment. Don't have sex until 7 days after starting treatment and until sexual contacts have been treated. | Gonorrhea
Bacterial infection of genitals, throat or anus, can lead to infertility particularly in women. | By having vaginal, anal or oral sex without a condom with someone who has the infection; from mother-to-baby (eye infections). | Women usually have no symptoms, but may have pain with sex, vaginal discharge, lower abdominal pain. Men may have no symptoms or discharge from penis, discharge from anus, pain in testicles, pain on urinating. | Antibiotics is the leading cure for Gonorrhea | Sexual partners must be tested and treated if positive. Avoid sex until seven days after treatment is completed. Condoms provide some protection, but not total. | Syphilis
Bacterial infection entering the body through breaks in skin or linings of the genital area; over time, goes on to damage internal organs (heart, brain, spinal cord) | By having vaginal, anal or oral sex without a condom with someone who has the infection; from mother-to-baby across placenta during pregnancy (congenital syphilis). | Painless ulcer (chancre) usually on genitals; later swollen glands, rash, hair loss. |