5 Common Symptoms before STD Testing

Whether you are a sexually active adult or teen, you have to participate in regular STD testing. When it comes to your total health, you want to have healthy options on your side with early detection. Testing and treatment in the beginning stages of any illness is the best time to get the best results from any doctor recommended treatment. It is downright scary to hear, as a teen or young adult, that nearly half of all sexually active young people will have an STD before he or she reaches their mid-twenties. The greatest concern is that many will ignore symptoms and allow an STD to ravage their immune systems, physical appearance and reproductive abilities for their future. The belief is that many people whether they are teens or adults experience embarrassment and try to self medicate or ignore symptoms and never receive treatment. Some symptoms are barely noticeable to some men and women who are dealing with other health concerns concurrently, so they don't pay attention to the possibility of illness until it's too late. But no one can afford to post-pone treatment for the sexually transmitted infections or diseases like Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, trichomoniasis, HPV, genital warts, chancroid, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV and AIDS. The top five symptoms for many of these illnesses can be caught and managed if the carrier suspects a change in bodily function or appearance. First, one of the most obvious symptoms is warts, bumps or blisters on the public or genital area. There is no reason to panic at the appearance of any and all bumps but they should definitely be medically determined to either be benign or infectious. Second, any painful urination with an acute burning sensation can be confused with a urinary tract or kidney infection but it may also be gonorrhea or Chlamydia. Regardless of what it turns out to be he or she will require medical attention and medication in order to properly treat the condition. Third, an emission of fluid from the genitals is also a sign of gonorrhea or Chlamydia. Forth, if spots appear on the body out of nowhere it may be second stage syphilis. Lastly, deeply colored and pungent urine can also be mistaken for a kidney infection or an STD. But the main objective with any health threat is to determine the best method of treatment and management thereafter. When one in five people in this country have a sexually transmitted disease STD testing should be an automatic activity if you are active in any way.