The ABC's of STDs': Part 2 (M-T)

There is nothing more powerful than knowledge and we want our readers to be armed with lots of it. It's the best weapon when it comes to the fight against STD's. This week we started a series on the ABC's of STD's: Part 1 (A-L). Today, it's time to continue that process with part deux. There was so much information that we had to break it up into two articles. Here is part two! Our Crimson Love reports.

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Molluscum Contagiousum 

• Causes: While you can contract this sexually you can also contract this while while coming into contact with a towel, clothing, or other infected objects. 
• Symptoms: Small, flesh colored, pearl shaped, lesions with a waxy or cheesy white core form on the inner thigh, face, abdomen or genitals. When you scratch it causes them to spread and form in lines of groups called "crops"  
• Treatment: If you have a regular immune system this usually goes away over the course of months to years. Your doctor may prescribe you a cream for the lesions or they can be surgically removed. (For more information visit, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001829/)

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Non-Gonococcal Urethritis

• Causes: E coli bacteria, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and the herpes simplex virus, injury and sensitivity to spermicides can lead to urethritis. Also, unprotected sex can cause you contract this. 
• Symptoms: Symptoms in men are discharge, frequent urination, tenderness, itching, or swelling in the penis, blood in the urine or semen and pain during intercourse or ejaculation. Symptoms in women include, abnormal discharge, fever, stomach ache, pelvic pain and burning during urination.
• Treatments: Antibiotics are used to treat and cure this. (For more information visit, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001475/)

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Pubic Lice(Crabs)

• Causes: Sexually transmitted or transmitted by sharing a bed or towel with an infected person.
• Symptoms: Itching, lesions due to biting and scratching from the lice and/or a bluish-grey skin reaction
• Treatment: A prescription shampoo is used to get rid of the lice and it's eggs. (For more information visit, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0001844/)

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Scabies

• Causes: Can be contracted by sexual contact with an infected person or by other skin to skin contact. 
• Symptoms: Itching and rash can occur due to an allergic reaction in the feces and proteins of the scabies mite. You may also find raised bumps which are burros of the female scabies mites. These skin irritations can occur on the shoulder blades, elbows, wrists, penis, armpits, nipples, waist and buttocks.
• Treatment: Treatment for scabies is an over the counter medication that your doctor should prescribe. (For more information visit,http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/scabies/treatment.html)

Syphilis 

• Causes:Having unprotected sex with a person infected with syphilis vaginally, anally, or otherwise is a way on contracting the disease. Also, an infected mother can pass it on to her unborn child.  
• Symptoms: Round smooth painless lesions on the genitals are the main symptom. These lesions will heal on their own but you should still get treated because the infection will progress to a rash and lesions on other parts of the body. 
• Treatments: This can be cured with a prescription from your doctor. If you leave this untreated the bacterial infection will worsen and spread. (For more information http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdfact-syphilis.htm)

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Trichomonoiasis 

• Causes: Unprotected sexual contact with an infected person will cause the contraction of this parasite. 
• Symptoms: symptoms affect both men and women. For women, symptoms include itching, discomfort during sex, strong odor, and abnormal vaginal discharge. For men, Itching, burning after urination or ejaculation as well as discharge are symptoms. 
• Treatments: Treatments/cures for this are as simple as getting a prescription from your doctor. (For more information visit, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002307/)

All of the articles written are for you, our readers. I hope that you particularly keep this in mind to protect yourself from the scary STDs' out there. I have mentioned how you can get these and how you can get rid of them but remember the only way to avoid them is to practice safe sex, take care of your body and be nice to your immune system!!

With love from, GetLusty!

This is a guest post by our very own Crimson Love.

Crimson is our resident BDSM fetish expert. If you don't see Crimson out dining with her adoring boyfriend, you'll find her reading books on innovation or finance. Crimson is currently finishing off her Bachelor's, she is passionate about food, photography, music and especially sex--and she's not afraid to talk about it. With everyone!

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