Conditions
Syphilis
When syphilis (once known as ‘the pox’) was first recorded in Europe in 1495, it was said that “its pustules often covered the body from the head to the knees, caused flesh to fall from people’s faces, and led to death within a few months.” This language might sound overly dramatic and darkly medieval, but syphilis is still, to this day, a nasty and potentially fatal sexually transmitted bacterial infection best avoided. The infection is typically passed through sexual contact, but can also be passed on by intravenous drug use, blood transfusions, or from an infected mother to her unborn child (known as congenital syphilis). In the UK, syphilis is relatively uncommon. However, in recent years the numbers of cases diagnosed in men and women has increased (1,607% from 1997 to 2006). Treatment usually involves a two-week course of penicillin injections or, in some cases, antibiotic tablets or capsules. But preventative treatment is probably best. Yeah, you guessed it…wear a condom.
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hi i have big red spots on my pubic area that are very sore and itchy and also have discharge from my anus that is also very very sore please can u help
Hi,i'm 22 and…
I sometimes have a rash, it appears, on my bell end, it looks like i have really small red spots on the end of my penis but they disapear the return again every 4-8 weeks. when i get these red dots, the bell seems to shed a very small amount of skin, and then my penis goes fine. any idea what this is and what i should do
iam a 29 year old i have been having a rash that comes on my foreskin and it goes for more than a year and some times fill pain when passing urine recently i had pain like blooder pain that lasted for two days then all of a sudden i saw a yellow discharge from my pennis, i dont want to open to my gp i need some one else to check me i saty in doncaster town
can you reccomend me were to go
And wht do you think this type of sti is.
Because also my wife has ahd complecations for some time but she has never been told what specific sti is.
i have really small red spots on the end of my penis but the disapear the return agian every 4-8 weeks can u help??
Hi, i need help or advice please, iam 17 and i have these spots they don't have puss inside but are very sore and very itchy. when i itch them they almost peel and some skin comes off. i dont know hat to do or where to go. I would go to my GP but i cant coz it doesnt feel right as i get embarrasssed. Please can you help
Hi I got this big red patch on my tongue in the middle been to doctors and they gave me funi tablets they have not help now got few tiny red spot marks around the area its sore what can it be
hi, a while ago i had spot like bumps on the top of my vagina and in the join between my leg and vagina, they werent sore but they would burst with a very small amount of puss coming out.After couple of weeks they healed. i put this down to sweat gland problems as i was on holiday abroad when it occured. but some time later i developed a similar problem under my right arm pit. what would you suggest this could be?
i am 16 and i have these spots on the top of my vulva! they don't have puss inside but are very sore and very itchy. when i itch them they almost peel and some skin comes off. i think i have an STI possibly syphilis but i don't want to go to my GP is there anywhere where i can get tested and can you give me some information?
thanks
Hi,i'm 18 and…
I sometimes have a rash, it appears, on my bell end, it looks like i have really small red spots on the end of my penis but they disapear the return agian every 4-8 weeks. when i get these red dots, the bell seems to shed a very small amount of skin, and then my penis goes fine. i have not had the problem in a while now but am still worried. i have have a done a test where you urinate in a cup a while back and it gave me negative for 2 STI's which i cant remember. should i be worried stil?
much appreciated
Hi,
i have quite a few of these small skin lumps kind of like spots but only sum of them when scweesed give a white puss out.
what is this and how can i get treated should i just got to a gp?
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