Female Reproductive Health Issues: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

It is difficult to say, hard to hear, and even worse to actually find out you have one, but the word is that if you have “ever had sex,” you are eligible for an STD (a sexually-transmitted disease). But curing—and even better, preventing—many STD’s is more easily done when one knows the information behind female reproductive health issues—those regarding STD’s—and is able to identify symptoms, some of which are unappealing enough to discourage us from practicing unsafe sex…hopefully not from enjoying it.

One of the more easily detectable female reproductive health issues when it comes to infections is the first STD symptom: itching around the vagina or a vaginal discharge (that has a distinctly different—bad—odor).

Another one of the more unpleasant of symptoms is an experience of pain during intercourse, painful urinating, or pain—from hard aches to cramp-like pain—in the groin/pelvic area. During urination, too, it is possible that very dark (darker than vitamin-colored) urine and/or very light-colored and loose bowel movements are pointing to an STD. Female reproductive health depends on getting to a doctor as soon as possible.

Sore throats, even more unpleasant even to think about as part of a female reproductive health-related infection, are possible for anyone who has had oral sex with an STD-infected partner. Swollen glands and fever and body aches, too, might be caused by an STD. And for women who have anal sex, anal pain could be an indication of an STD.

More detectable by eye are those infections that manifest as chancres--painless, bubbly red sores—on genitals, in the anal areas, on the tongue, lips, and/or in the throat. Small blisters in and on the genitals that turn to scabs are symptomatic of an STD, and also, some women will find evidence of an STD by way of a scaly red or mottled rash on the palms and on the soles of the hands and feet.

But these female reproductive health threats can be treated (with the exception of HIV and AIDS), but more importantly, can be prevented. Second-best is to see a doctor as soon as possible. First best is to protect you. By this you will prevent the threats and the pain and misery. Save that for menstruation and menopause.

Women’s Reproductive Health Issues: Sexually Transmitted Diseases

It is difficult to say, hard to hear, and even worse to actually find out you have one, but the word is that if you have “ever had sex,” you are eligible for an STD (a sexually-transmitted disease). But curing—and even better, preventing—many STD’s is more easily done when one knows the information behind women’s reproductive health issues—those regarding STD’s—and is able to identify symptoms, some of which are unappealing enough to discourage us from practicing unsafe sex…hopefully not from enjoying it.

One of the more easily detectable women’s reproductive health issues, when it comes to infections, is the first STD symptom appearing: itching around the vagina or a vaginal discharge (that has a distinctly different—bad—odor).

Another one of the more unpleasant of symptoms is an experience of pain during intercourse, painful urinating, or pain—from hard aches to cramp-like pain—in the groin/pelvic area. During urination, too, it is possible that very dark (darker than vitamin-colored) urine and/or very light-colored and loose bowel movements are pointing to an STD. Women’s reproductive health depends on getting to a doctor as soon as possible.

Sore throats, even more unpleasant even to think about as part of a women’s reproductive health-related infection, are possible for anyone who has had oral sex with an STD-infected partner. Swollen glands and fever and body aches, too, might be caused by an STD. And for women who have anal sex, anal pain could be an indication of an STD.

More detectable by eye are those infections that manifest as chancres--painless, bubbly red sores—on genitals, in the anal areas, on the tongue, lips, and/or in the throat. Small blisters in and on the genitals that turn to scabs are symptomatic of an STD, and also, some women will find evidence of an STD by way of a scaly red or mottled rash on the palms and on the soles of the hands and feet.

But these women’s reproductive health threats can be treated (with the exception of HIV and AIDS), but more importantly, can be prevented. Second-best is to see a doctor as soon as possible. First best is to protect yourself. By this you will prevent the threats and the pain and misery. Save that for menstruation and menopause.