STDs	Symptoms	Damage	Numbers
Chlamydia	Women - Usually None. May experience pain and/or vaginal discharge. Men - Usually none. Some experience discharge from the penis and burning with urination.	Women - Considered to be the most common cause of sterility due to scarring. Advanced stage may require removal of uterus, tubes and ovaries. Men - Sterility.	3 million new cases estimated annually. 75% are not aware they are infected. 40% of those sexually active are suspected carriers.
Gonorrhea	Women – Pelvic Pain. Painful urination and pus-like discharge. Men – Pus from urethra. Burning upon urination.	Women – Sterility. Surgery in severe cases. Men – Sterility. Scarring of the urethra and urinary tract problems.	650,000 new cases estimated annually. 80% are not aware they are infected in the early stages.
Syphilis	Women – 1st stage: often unnoticed. 2nd stage: changes of skin, fever, enlarged lymph nodes. Men 1st stage: swollen non-painful ulcers on external genitalia. 2nd stage: same as women.	Women – Brain disorders, heart disease, blindness, dementia and death. Can cause birth defects or death in newborns if mother is infected. Men – Same as women.	70,000 new cases reported annually. 50% are not aware they have this disease.
HIV/AIDS	Women - fever, sore throat, fatigue, swollen lymph glands. Men – Same as women.	Women – Immune system breakdown, death. Men – Same as women.	6th leading cause of death among persons 15-24 years. 20% infected during teen years.
Genital Herpes	Women – Lesions appear at the site of infection – periodic eruptions of painful blisters and ulcers anywhere on the body. Men – Same as women.	Women – Continuous outbreaks. Eventually may lead to hospitalization. Lifetime medication required. Causes infant death. Men – Same as women.	45 million infected. 1 million new cases annually. 75% show no symptoms. 25% of women have this disease.
HPV (Human Papilloma- Virus)	Women – Genital warts that sometimes form cauliflower shape. Often no visible symptoms. Some experience vulvar burning, itching and pain. Men – Wart-like genital growths.	Women – Pre-malignant changes to cervix which may develop into cancer if not treated. Men – Cancer of the penis and anus.	20 million people are thought to be carriers. 100 different strains exist. 75% of reproductive population is infected with this virus.
Hepatitis B or Hepatitis C	Women – Often none. Some experience yellowing of the skin (jaundice), tired-ness, dark urine and gray-colored stool. Men – Same as women.	Women – Severe liver damage. Can eventually lead to cancer of the liver and cirrhosis. Men – Same as women.	120,000 new cases annually. 40%-50% children born to infected mothers develop liver cancer.
Trichomonas	Women – Often none. May be changes in vaginal discharge color or odor; vaginal itching or pain during urination or sex. Men – Abnormal discharge from penis; irritation on tip of penis; a burning when urinating.	Women – Sterility. May be passed to newborn female at birth. Associated with premature rupture of membranes; increased risk of contracting HIV. Men – Increased risk of contracting HIV.	5 million to 8 million new cases each year in U. S. 50% are not aware they have this infection.