I am not really clear on this matter but, I heard from a friend that STD is curable, just that the process is painful. Help me on this one.
2007-06-05 18:20:10 · 9 answers · asked by seekinganswers25 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ STDs
Some STDs are curable, but some are not.
STDs caused by bacteria can be treated and cured with antibiotics. These STDs include: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chancroid.
STDs that are caused by viruses can be treated with anti viral medication, but they have NO cure. These STDs include: herpes, HPV, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, and molluscum.
Also, STDs that are caused by parasites can be treated and cured. Pubic lice (crabs), scabies, and trichomoniasis are all STDs caused by parasites.
And, the process of curing a curable STD is not painful at all! All it involves is swallowing a pill (single dose) or a few pills (multi dose).
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Some Sexually Transmitted Diseases are curable, others are merely treatable, while others are neither curable nor treatable. The most important thing is that you can prevent all of them as long as your sexual life is under your personal control.
I suggest you visit a health clinic and ask for information about STDs, and if possible, see a gynaecologist and ask for professional information.
The transmission of STDs also ranges. Some are protected by the use of a condom, while some such as HPV are not. It is important to understand the various diseases, how they are caught and spread, and what you can do to protect yourself and your sexual partner(s). Many STDs do not have visible symptoms, and some lay dormant for many years.
For your personal health and your sexual partner's sexual health, empower yourself through education and encourage your partner as well. Practice and exercise safe sex and sexual behaviour (including awareness) .
I hope this helps.
2007-06-05 18:41:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are treatable anyway except some .
Gonorrhea and Chlymedia and most common STD's and they are treatable for sure. Syphillis as well, though it is life threatening, is also treatable (if discovered in the first or second stages; otherwise, it is not cuz it would have affected nerves and caused paralysis).
HIV is not curable.
2007-06-05 18:37:58 · answer #5 · answered by madurator 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if your friend is a male then he might have been referring to how a man is checked for STD's. a small thin long Q-tip type device is inserted into the urethra and that is what is used in the lab to check for most kinds of STD's.
I'm hoping this is what your friend was talking about.
2007-06-05 19:55:19 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
STD just means sexually transmitted disease. There are a number of them , some more common than others.
Most can be cured, some viral diseases are permanent like genital herpes, but there are treatments to reduce the symtoms.
The thing is to not expose yourself to them in the first place.
2007-06-05 18:51:42 · answer #7 · answered by mark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
std stand for sexually transmitted desise, some are curable like chlymidia, crabs, and some are not treatable like aids and sypiliss! it depends
2007-06-05 18:42:18 · answer #8 · answered by lisa marie 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ya i think STDs r curable.. but i dont think its painful havin it cured. Maby the std it self is painful? So i only half agree with ur friend.
2007-06-05 18:37:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Which STD are you talking about? Some can be cured. Some you keep forever.
2007-06-05 18:25:31 · answer #10 · answered by Leather and Lace 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋