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Symptoms and Causes
The symptoms and risks associated with Sexually Transmitted Diseases are specific to the STD in question and may be reviewed by connecting with the links below. However, complications of STD infection may include pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and cervicitis (inflammation of the cervix) in women, urethritis (inflammation of the urethra) and prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate) in men, and fertility and reproductive system problems in both sexes.
Possible consequences to a child infected by his or her mother, while in the womb or during birth, include stillbirth, blindness, and permanent neurological damage, depending on the disease.
A person infected with an STD is more likely to become infected with HIV, and a person infected with HIV and another STD is more likely to transmit HIV.
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