Men -     Usually none.  Some experience discharge from the penis and burning with urination.

Women - Usually None.  Some experience pain and/or vaginal discharge.

Men - Sterility.

Women - Considered to be the cause of sterility.  Advanced stage may require removal of uterus, tubes, and ovaries.

1. 3 million new cases reported annually.

2. 70% are not aware they are infected.

3. 40% of those sexually active are suspected carriers.

Men - Pus from urethra.  Burning upon urination.

Women - Pelvic pain.  Painful urination and pus -like discharge.

Men - Sterility.  Scarring of the urethra and urinary problems.

Women - Sterility.  Surgery in severe      cases.

1. 650,000 new cases reported annually.

2. 80% are not aware they are infected in the early stages.

Men - 1^st Stage: swollen non-painful ulcers on external genitalia. 

2^nd Stage: changes of skin, fever, and enlarged lymph nodes.

Women - 1^st Stage: often unnoticed.

2^nd Stage: same as men.

Men - Brain disorders, heart disease, blindness, dementia, and death.

Women - Same as men.  Can cause birth defects in newborns if mother is infected.

1. 70,000 new cases reported annually.

2. 50% are not aware they have this disease.

Men - Fever, sore throat, fatigue, swollen lymph glands.

Women - Same as men.

Men - Immune system breakdown, death.

Women - Same as men.

1. Approx. 1 million are infected.

2. Of those infected 20% are infected in there teen years.

3. 20% of people infected are young adults.

Men - Lesions appear at the site of infection - periodic eruptions of painful blisters and ulcers anywhere on the body.

Women - Same as men.

Men - Continuous outbreaks. Eventually may lead to hospitalization.  Lifetime medication required.

Women - Same as men.  Can cause infant death.

1. 45 million infected.  1 million new cases annually.

2. 75% show no symptoms.

3.  20% of sexually active have this disease.

Men - Wart - like genital growths.

Women - Often no visible symptoms.  Some experience vulvar burning itching and pain. Abnormal pap smears.

Men - Cancer of the penis and anus.

Women - initially premalignant                 changes difficult to                 eradicate.                  Develops into                 cancer if not treated.

1. 24-40 million people are thought to be carriers.

2. 60 different strains exist today.

3.  33% of women have this virus.

Men - Often none.  Some experience yellowing of the skin (jaundice), tiredness, dark urine and gray colored stool.

Women - Same as men.

Men - Severe liver damage.  Caneventually lead to cancer of the  liver and cirrhosis.

Women - Same as men.

1. 120,000 new cases annually.

2. Approx. 417,000 currently infected.

3. The most common STD in the world.

4. 40% -50% children born to infected mothers develop liver cancer.

Men - This disease affect only women.

Women - See Chlamydia & Gonorrhea.  Often symptoms are minor and mistaken for menstral cramps.

Men - This disease only affect women.

Women - Ectopic Pregnancy (fertilized egg implants in the fallopian tubes instead of uterus).  Can be life- threatening.  Sterility and cancer is common.

1. 1 million new cases annually.

2. The most common in the 15-19 year age group.

3.100,000 women become infertile as a result of PID each year.