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Gay Cumbria - Sexual Health
Below we have included some of the more important issues surrounding sexual health. If you feel we have not covered a topic which you would like to see please contact us.
Safer Sex | Chlamydia | Herpes | Gonorrhoea | Syphillis | Impotence | Your Mouth
Breast Self Examination | Testicular Examination | Cervical Smear
Male Condoms | Female Condoms
Syphillis
Syphilis is sexually transmitted infection caused by an organism called Treponema pallidum.
Symptoms of Syphilis
There are three stages to syphilis, and the symptoms depend on the stage of infection.
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Small, painless ulcer (chancre) in the area of infection; usually in the genital area, but will occur wherever the sire of initial infection occurred
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Rash all over the body, including palms and soles
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Small patches of hair loss in the scalp and eyebrows
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Small, wart-like bumps in the genital or anal area
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Heart and nervous system complications
Microscopic evaluation of fluid from the chancre, looking to identify the organism,
can be done. Blood work checking for antibodies against the syphilis organism is
another method of diagnosis
An infected person needs to be treated with penicillin. In addition, All contacts
need to be identified and treated.
Using condoms every time you have sex, will cut down on the chances of catching syphilis.
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