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Moisturising, for all skin types — dry, oily or combination — is of prime importance in the harsh weather. CREATIVE COMMONS

KARACHI: Human contact is one of the main transmitters of skin diseases, said the doctors at the dermatology seminar organised on Sunday for the 22nd Biennial International Convention of Pakistan Islamic Medical Association (PIMA).

Prof. Dr Ijaz Ahmed of Ziauddin Hospital said poor hygiene as one of the main causes of scabies, a bacterial disease which causes mild to severe itching. Its classic symptoms are small pink or red dots or bumps that look like hives, tiny bites, or pimples. It is a highly contagious disease and tends to spread among family members within one to two weeks.

“It takes 21 days to manifest in another family member,” he said. Diabetics and people with a low immune system are more susceptible to it.

Diabetes, along with a hot climate and poor hygiene, are predisposing factors for fungal infections, explained Prof. Dr Azam Jah Samdani, the head of dermatology at Jinnah hospital. almost 90 per cent of fungal infections are superficial and can be transmitted through people-to-people contact, contact with animals and even the environment.

Doctors also dwelt on genital infections, which they said are just as common in men as in women. “Vaginal infections are often missed or misdiagnosed by gynaecologists in Pakistan,” said Samdani. It is imperative that patient’s partner is treated as well.

He ended his presentation by reminding doctors in the audience that dermatology is just about treating people with steroids which can increase the severity of the disease.

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)

According to Dr Sharaf Ali Shah, the Bridge Consultants Foundation executive director, sexual promiscuity, sex work, unprotected sex, drug use and even living away from one’s family could lead to STIs.

He listed syphilis, gonorrhea, Chlamydia, herpes and genital warts as some of the most common infections.

Shah said that STIs are still misdiagnosed by a large number of practitioners. Apart from the classical symptoms such as blisters and difficulty in passing urine, STIs in some cases can also cause mouth ulcers. Doctors have to be very thorough in their examinations as these symptoms can often be painless or non-existent. “50 per cent of women who have STIs may be asymptomatic,” said Shah. “In Pakistan, such infections are neglected. Doctors and patients alike need to be aware that late treatment could even result in death.”

Published in The Express Tribune, March 5th, 2012.

In response to Mary Powell’s letter (“Rights of Christians Infringed upon,” Open Forum, Feb. 17): no Mary, Christians and Catholics are not in fact afforded less rights than everyone else. And I say that as someone who went to (Catholic) church every Sunday and a many, many “holy days” for the first 18 years of her life. In this country, Catholics are free to make whatever choices they are comfortable with for their own lives. no one is forcing them to use contraceptives or to engage in sexual intercourse against their will. they are not, however, free to make choices for other people’s lives. You don’t hear gay people claiming that everyone must be gay, or people who advocate the right to a woman to choose whether or not to have an abortion saying that “everyone must have an abortion whether they want to or not.” no, what these groups advocate is that everyone should have the right to choose what is right for themselves and their families at whatever situation and point in life they might find themselves in. What Catholics (and many other Christians) seem to want is to force their antiquated view of morality on the rest of the world.

If you don’t want to use birth control Mary, then don’t. If you don’t want your daughters to use oral contraceptives, then explain to them why you think it is the wrong choice. And feel free to spread that message as widely and loudly as you are able (hopefully using scientifically based facts, not baseless propaganda). But don’t think that you have the right to force that point of view on anyone else. That’s the problem with the Catholic point of view on this issue.

Churches, whose main purpose is the dissemination of religion, are exempt from Obama’s ruling. It’s only when churches choose to take a wider role in society (e.g., running a university or a hospital) that they are not exempt. In that forum, they serve a vast array of people from many religious and non-religious backgrounds. In that capacity, they are ethically bound to offer all services that are scientifically and medically appropriate. It is up to the woman and her doctor to decide what’s best — not the morality of the Catholic church.

And by the way, Mary, shame on you for spreading false information about contraceptive use under the guise of a “knowing professional” (i.e., a nurse). You insinuated in your letter that PID and infertility were caused by “multiple abortions and from years of contraceptive use.” Associating OC use with PID is patently false. PID is primarily associated with sexually transmitted diseases (primarily Chlamydia and gonorrhea). the only way you could associate oral contraceptives with PID is the fact that women who are on the pill are less likely to use other forms of “barrier” birth control (i.e., condoms) that prevent these diseases. But in fact, a 1982 study published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that: “Annually, an estimated 50,000 initial cases of PID are prevented and 12,500 hospitalizations are averted by OC use. consequently, protection against PID is one of the most important noncontraceptive benefits of oral contraception.”

And a number of the other negative situations you mentioned in your letter (e.g., “depression and suicidal thoughts from post-traumatic stress disorder from post-abortion trauma”) would actually be prevented by the use of oral contraceptives as the cause of the abortion would have been averted in the first place. And what on earth, Mary, does “drug and alcohol addiction in a 22-year old girl after sex with five men” have to do with a woman’s right to choose oral contraceptives (whether for the purpose of preventing unwanted pregnancy, or to regulate irregular and painful menstrual cycles, or to control PMS symptoms, or reduce the negative affects of teenage acne)?

Shame on you Mary for using your degree as a nurse to aid in the spreading of misinformation about oral contraceptives. And shame on the Catholic Church for their positively medieval stance on this issue.

A long-term study looks at the secondary health issues faced by those who suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease, which about one in eight women in the U.S. contract before the age of 20

Women who suffer from pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) may be at higher risk of infertility, according to a new long-term study. about one in eight girls contract PID before the age of 20 in this country.

The inflammatory condition develops when bacteria move up from the vagina to the higher reproductive organs like the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries. it used to be that most cases of PID developed as a result of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) like chlamydia and gonorrhea, but it’s now known that other microbes like Mycoplasma genitalium are responsible for more cases.

PID can also occur after childbirth, insertion of an intrauterine device (IUD), or miscarriage. Symptoms include pain in the pelvis, vaginal discharge, fever, fatigue, menstrual problems, and pain or bleeding during or after intercourse.

The new study followed over 800 women with mild to moderate PID, who were between the ages of 14 and 38. the research team tracked how many bouts of PID the women had over a period of seven years along with their symptoms, how often they were infertile, and how often they got pregnant.

About 20 percent of the women with PID were infertile, 57 percent got pregnant, and 43 percent reported chronic pelvic pain. Women who had repeated bouts of PID were twice as likely to suffer from infertility as women whose PID never returned after being treated initially. and women with repeated episodes of PID were five times as likely to report pain as women without PID.

“The fact that close to one-fifth of these girls were already showing signs of infertility is quite alarming,” said author Maria Trent, “and might mean that the numbers will increase as these girls get older and actively try to get pregnant.”

Women should not think that PID is a thing of the past. it is very important to continue to protect oneself from STDs by using condoms. “When it comes to [pelvic inflammatory disease],” said Trend, “we must remain as vigilant as ever. Even though PID has changed over time, it is still very much a disease that can have detrimental consequences to a woman’s childbearing ability and can lead to chronic pelvic pain down the road.”

If you are concerned about PID, or STDs, it is important to go see your doctor as soon as possible for correct diagnosis and treatment.

Trent is a researcher and clinician at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. the study was published in the September 2011 issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases.

Image: wanchai/Shutterstock.

This article originally appeared on TheDoctorWillSeeYouNow.com, an Atlantic partner site.

Knee pain is a common problem, accounting for a significant number of office visits to PCPs each year. While it is common to have an associated injury that triggered the knee pain, in some cases joint pain, specifically knee pain, can present with no obvious cause. There are many possibilities for why a patient might experience knee pain in the absence of trauma and like many situations in medicine, the history provided by the patient often offers the key to diagnosis.

Perhaps the most widely publicized cause of traumatic knee pain is Lyme disease. this tick-borne infection can indeed lead to joint aches, also termed arthralgias. While smoldering knee pain can be associated with lyme, specifically chronic Lyme, it’s not uncommon for the presentation to be more dramatic. Sudden swelling and redness of a knee, often with associated pain and even fevers, may bring the patient to the physician’s office for evaluation.

There are other infections that can strike the knee joint. other tick-transmitted infections may attack the joint, however these are quite rare (but on the rise). Not as rare are bacterial infections of the knee joint or even the bones that constitute the knee’s foundation. Staph infections can enter the joint, typically via a break in the skin, and can be quite painful. Syphilis, a sexually transmitted disease that is NOT extinct, can lead to knee pain in the absence of trauma. in fact, so can untreated gonorrhea, a separate STD.

Mechanical problems within the knee can lead to pain, even if there was no injury that was the clear source of pain. A somewhat disorganized flap of tissue known as a plica can yield pain, as can occult tears of the meniscus. likewise, tears to the knee’s cartridge “caps” are rare in the absence of a mechanism of injury, but can occur.

It is possible to have knee pain due to underlying crystal disease. The most common condition, gout, leads to deposition of microscopic crystals in the knee’s fluid, which generate pain and redness. The knee is an uncommon location for gout attacks, but I’ve seen it. another condition called psudogout acts the same way, but by precipitating a different type of crystal in the knee.

One of the more common causes of knee pain is arthritis. There are many different kinds of arthritis, the most common of which is osteoarthritis, or degeneration of the knee joint’s cartilage which leads to narrowing of the joint space and pain. other forms of arthritis exist, however, and autoimmune arthritis is one of them.

Autoimmune conditions are ones where the body inappropriately produces antibodies (proteins that “attack” tissue) against its own components. in the case of rheumatoid arthritis, for example, these proteins lead to an inflammatory cascade that causes pain and joint damage. many other autoimmune diseases exist.

Diagnosing knee pain without a clear cause often requires testing, sometime extensive testing. If you fall into this category and don’t know why your knee aches, the smartest move is to see your PCP. They can rule out dangerous conditions, treat your symptoms and keep you on your feet.

Dr. Brian Irwin is a family physician at Tamworth Family Medicine, a division of Huggins Hospital.

HAPPINESS: ALL IN WHO YOU KNOW, GOALS

An Indiana University study that compared strategies used by extroverted college students and their less socially inclined peers found that happy people who are less outgoing relied less on partying and drinking to be happy and more on connections with family and friends or cognitive strategies, such as positive thinking.

“You don’t have to go out and party to be happy. That’s the thing students feel they need to do, particularly when they’re new to campus,” said Bernardo J. Carducci, director of the Shyness Research Institute at Indiana University Southeast. “But, it’s critical to maintain contacts with family, with friends and like-minded individuals with whom you feel some sort of meaningful connection. That could be other people in clubs that you belong to, like the accounting club, astronomy club . . . people you play intramural sports with.”

A second study, also conducted by Carducci, found that college students who are goal-oriented also tend to be happier than their less focused peers.

“When you look at what these people do differently, people who strive to reach personal goals, they engage in more purposeful leisure, rather than sitting around and watching television,” Carducci said. “They don’t go clubbing as much as the others. They spend more time on what we call spiritual reflection. They write in journals. These are the kinds of people who tend to be more happy. These also are the people who mostly graduate from college.”

About the studies:

* Carducci’s study “Self-Selected Strategies for Seeking Happiness by Individuals with High Happiness and Low Social Affiliation: a look at being HHIPe” was discussed in August at the American Psychological Association’s annual meeting. Co-author was Rebecca S. moody, an IU Southeast undergraduate psychology major. the study “Instrumental Goal Pursuit as an Individual-Difference Dimension in the Seeking of Subjective Well-Being” was discussed in June at the Biennial Meeting of the Association for Research in Personality. Co-author is Benjamin D. Traughber, an IU Southeast undergraduate psychology major. * both studies involved 337 undergraduate students who completed an online survey that measured aspects of happiness, social affiliation, and drive to reach goals. the survey included the Satisfaction with Life Scale, Positive/Negative Affect Scale, and a 44-item Survey of Happiness Strategies.

Carducci said it would be useful for student advisers to know where students rate on Instrumental Goal Pursuit. “With this measure, you can look at people who are low and realize you need to keep an eye on them,” Carducci said. “They might need help learning how to develop goals. They might need help learning how to delay instant gratification.”

The studies are part of the IU Southeast Happiness Project, which is looking at the relationship between happiness and student achievement and retention. For more information about the Shyness Research Institute, visit ius.edu/shyness/.

SEXUAL HEALTH SHOULDN’T BE LEFT TO CHANCE

For college students, back to school readiness goes far beyond gearing up with laptops, school books, a map of campus, or dorm room furniture. College students from freshmen to seniors — even those who may not be planning to have sex any time soon — need to take care of their sexual health.

Debby Herbenick, associate director of the Center for Sexual Health Promotion at Indiana University and a sexual health educator at the Kinsey Institute, offers this tips:

* Wait until you’re ready. There’s a lot of advice out there about avoiding the pressures of sex. Equally important is to figure out what “ready” means for you. When you’re in love? Married? Engaged? with someone you trust? After you’ve learned all you can about birth control, preventing sexually transmissible infections (STI) and are in a relationship? People’s “ready point” varies from one individual to another. once you understand what you need to feel safe and comfortable enough to open yourself to pleasurable sex, you’ll have a better sense of when to say “No” — and, ultimately, to say “Yes.” * Update your status. Your STI status, that is. if you’ve ever had oral sex, vaginal sex or anal sex, then it would be wise to get tested for STIs such as chlamydia (the most common bacterial STI in the U.S., and prevalent among those ages 15 to 24), gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. Leaving certain STIs untreated can lead to various health problems, including infertility for both women and men. Condoms provide excellent protection against most STIs, so keep some around and make sure to use them if and when you have sex. Adding water-based lubricant to the condom can increase pleasure. * plan ahead. Even though many college students abstain from sex for personal or religious reasons, it is true that most college students choose to have sex with a partner — or more than one partner — during their college career. Sex could be greatly improved, and be enormously safer, if more men and women thought ahead. if you’re already sexually active, or thinking about becoming sexually active in the next year, you should also seek out a wellness exam from your healthcare provider. Women: ask about a gyn exam. Men and women both: ask about the HPV vaccine, STI testing, and birth control options. also, keep a handful of condoms around your dorm room. Even if you don’t end up using them any time soon, they tend to have long expiration dates — or your best friend or roommate may need one. * Party within reason. going to parties is a common part of the college experience — and they can be a lot of fun. make sure to follow common sense, though: Go with a group of friends and make sure to leave with that same group of friends. never walk home alone. never let your friends walk home alone (especially if they’ve been drinking or taking drugs). Keep an eye on your drink (yes, that means taking it to the bathroom with you). also, load your phone with numbers of friends you can rely on as well as a reliable taxi service or “safe ride home” service provided by your fraternity, sorority, university, community and/or health center.

College is a great experience for many men and women. Herbenick said many people use this time to date, to better understand or explore their sexuality, to come out to family or friends, to learn how to communicate about sex with a partner and to generally make good memories.

“By having safer, smarter sex you’re also likely to have better sex — if and when you make that choice,” she said.

INDOOR AIR QUALITY: NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT

For college students, their dorm room or apartment might be “home, sweet home” — but the air they breathe inside their homey sanctum could be causing illness or breathing problems.

Cramped or shared living quarters can make questionable air quality even worse when poor cleaning habits, building features that serve as “sinks” for pollutants, and even modern “green” designs expose students to increased levels of unwanted airborne substances and common allergens. These can include mold, tobacco smoke, radon, pet dander, volatile organic compounds and other substances.

“When multiple residents share a house or apartment, they’re at risk for bacterial and viral infections caused by the close quarters,” said Larry Newton, a certified industrial hygienist and assistant director of the Industrial Hygiene Lab at Indiana University’s School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. “Humans shed bacteria such as Staph, an opportunistic organism that can cause mild to severe illnesses including MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus). Breathing problems can be aggravated. Simple hygiene, like routine light cleaning, can make a big difference. You don’t need to be phobic about it, just pick up and clean up after yourself.”

Wallboard, said Newton, can act as a sink for pollutants because the wallboard can absorb odors and chemicals and re-emit them later when the conditions, such as temperature and humidity, are right. Allergens such as mold and pet dander can get stuck in cracks found in walls, carpeted floors and behind fixtures.

Weatherization and other environmentally friendly retrofitting can make it more difficult for fresh air to come into a house and for stale or polluted inside air to leak out. Newton compares it to trying to breathe with a plastic bag over one’s head.

Kevin Slates, clinical assistant professor and director of the Industrial Hygiene Lab, said the risks of poor indoor air quality in residential and commercial dwellings are often overlooked because the health symptoms are not acute.

“The EPA cites poor indoor air pollution as one of the top 5 health risks,” Slates said. “As a result, we are seeing an increase in the diagnosis of adult onset asthma. according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, almost 34.1 million Americans have been diagnosed with asthma. In addition, 9.6 percent of children have asthma.”

Slates and Newton provided the following tips for improving indoor air quality:

* Put away or throw away things that attract rodents or bugs, such as food, dirty dishes and clothes that need to be washed. * Mold will show up where there is a water leak, so any water leaking into the residence or excessive moisture should be addressed right away. Cabinets, drawers and closets that are rarely used can accumulate moisture, stale air and other pollutants, so they should occasionally be aired out. too much humidity can encourage mold growth, so it should be reduced to acceptable levels (less than 60 percent). * Residents should open windows and doors at least once a year to air out their dwellings. * Contaminants in air ducts usually accumulate where the supply-air duct curves sharply up to the floor vent. Slates and Newton suggest removing the register and vacuuming the supply duct at that curve. * Vacuuming the supply-air ducts’ curves in newly built residences is particularly important before turning on furnaces or air-conditioners, Newton said, because builders often sweep debris, such as fiberglass, gypsum dust, general debris and sawdust, into these ducts. if they are not vacuumed out first, the debris will be blown into the living areas of the residences. * Leave shoes and boots by the door so that allergens and contaminants that could be hitchhiking on the footwear are not spread throughout the residence. * Purses and backpacks should be kept off of the ground as much as possible, particularly in restaurants, to avoid picking up “riders,” such as insects. * Kitchens and bathrooms should be cleaned at least once a week because roommates often share these spaces or items within these spaces. That red film that sometimes appears in toilets is bacteria, Newton said, and should be cleaned. Surfaces should be wiped with a cleanser to keep germs from spreading. * Air freshening sprays generally mask odors but do not eliminate the bacteria, mold or other substances causing the odor. * Change furnace filters according to manufacturers’ instructions. consider using a HEPA filter in the furnace and purchasing a HEPA-filtering vacuum cleaner. Residents can check with the maintenance staff or supervisor of their apartment buildings to see how often filters are changed. * Carpeting can serve as a reservoir for allergens and other particulates, so residents should consider solid floor surfaces.

Slates and Newton said everyone should be concerned about inside air quality, but children, the elderly and people with compromised immune systems, asthma and serious allergies are more likely to feel the effect of poor inside air quality.

DRUNKOREXIA: STARVING FOR a DRINK

Binge drinking and eating disorders are rife on college campuses. the combination of disordered eating practices and binge drinking behavior, “starving all day to drink at night,” can cause a range of health problems.

Young women (and some men) beginning their college experience are concerned about body image and may worry about gaining the “freshmen 15.” They might engage in calorie-sparing eating or even go so far as to fast prior to weekend drinking parties with the hope of not gaining weight.

“They also might abuse caffeine, laxatives, diuretics, prescription stimulants or prescribed or over-the-counter medications to suppress appetite, to purge themselves or to increase their metabolism,” said Carole Nowicke, research associate at the Indiana Prevention Resource Center at Indiana University. “These young men and women in most cases have not been diagnosed as suffering from anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa but are engaging in extreme calorie restriction, and/or purging before drinking.”

Not eating or drinking non-alcoholic beverages prior to a night out, says Nowicke, can cause dehydration, which is further exacerbated by the diuretic properties of alcohol. Drinking on an empty stomach allows alcohol to enter the bloodstream much faster than it would if it were arriving on top of a full meal. Nowicke said extreme dietary restriction, bulimia or anorexia, may lead to weakness, dizziness, fainting, low blood pressure, constipation, bone thinning, hair loss, growth of fine body hair (“lanugo”), loss of tooth enamel and decay, sleeping problems, electrolyte imbalances, and problems with the heart, kidneys and liver.

Eating a meal before indulging, especially food containing proteins, fats, and carbohydrates, will slow the absorption of alcohol as it passes through the stomach and into the small intestine and then is metabolized by the liver.

Some facts about disordered eating, alcohol and binge drinking:

* a 2010 study of freshmen at a Southeastern University found that 14 percent were restricting calories prior to drinking. six percent of the freshmen were trying to avoid gaining weight and 10 percent were trying to accentuate the effects of alcohol. * a 2001 study by the National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) found that individuals with eating disorders were up to five times likelier to abuse alcohol or illicit drugs, and those who abuse alcohol or illicit drugs are up to 11 times likelier to have eating disorders. * there may be little gender difference in calorie restriction behavior prior to binge drinking, although some males indicate that they may spend less money on food to save funds for alcohol purchases, as well as wishing to feel the effects of alcohol more quickly. * Very thin celebrities who gain media attention by appearing inebriated in public may seem glamorous to young men and women and encourage similar behavior. Pro-anorexia websites publish photographs of these celebrities for “thinspiration.” * “Drinking games” encourage binge drinking by design; the objective is not to socialize with friends but to get quickly inebriated. * a “drink” is half an ounce of alcohol: One 12-ounce beer, one 5-ounce glass of wine, or one 1.5-ounce shot of distilled spirits. * a “binge is a pattern of drinking alcohol that brings blood alcohol concentration (BAC) to 0.08 gram percent or above. For the typical adult, this pattern corresponds to consuming five or more drinks (males), or four or more drinks (females) in about two hours. * a wine spritzer, reduced-calorie beer, or one ounce of liquor mixed with a zero calorie soft drink may be slightly under 100 calories, but margaritas, mudslides, Long Island iced teas, chocolate martinis, pina coladas, and “hard” lemonades can range from 200 to more than 600 calories per serving. therefore, 4-6 mixed drinks can easily add up to more than 2,000 calories, the same amount as eating an extra-large cheeseburger or having a large milkshake. * as many as 40 percent of college students binge drink. * About 90 percent of the alcohol consumed by youth under the age of 21 in the United States is in the form of binge drinks. * Approximately 92 percent of U.S. adults who drink excessively report binge drinking in the last 30 days.

Nowicke said the combination of eating disorders and substance abuse is not a new phenomenon, but the shorthand term “drunkorexia,” which is not a recognized psychological term, describes a certain type of drinking behavior in connection with unhealthy dieting. It has obtained recognition in the media for encompassing the issues of binge drinking and anorexia/bulimia. she said the strategy of not eating in favor of consuming alcohol might fail to keep weight off because many popular mixed drinks are high in both fat and calories.

Nowicke can be reached at 812-855-1237 and

what are the symptoms of gonorrhea and is it like chlamydia cause i was tested for chlamydia and it said i didnt have it…is it that the doctors missed it and really have gonorrhea

Usually between10-14 days after suspect secual activity….some of the symptoms include frequent urination, white discharge, rashes to vulva area, and left untreated can lead to sterility. I would think that your doctor would test not just for 1 blood test fbut for a full panel, Syphilis, Hepatitis, Aids panel and gonorrhea Get retested for your peace of mind.Hope all is negative for your sake.sometimes in Life, a little scar is necessary to awaken one to the chances that one takes with sexual health.always consider this if nothing else…how many sexual partners has that person had BEFORE he got to YOU.think about that for a moment.that should scare the living day lights out of any person…If a Guy drops a girl because he wo't have sex with them TELL THEM GOD BYE.Life is tooo short.good Luck !!

-smelly, colored discharge, burning and itching of the vagina.
just today i was treated for both chlamydia and gonorrhea, my doctor wasnt quite sure which one i had, because the symptoms are so similar.
if you were tested for chlamydia and he said you didnt have it, chances are you dont. but if you're still having symptoms then you should have further tests.

hey.. just got a great resource for you to check gonorrhea symptoms. hope it helps.

Am also gay… What are the way to tell if you have anus gonorrhea? I've asked him if has had sex with anyone else he said no of course. does gonorrheas have to be pass on by a 3 personn?

You have to get it from someone else, so one of you has had sex with someone else. Either of you could have gotten it first though, people don't always show symptoms or show them right away. you both need to go to the doctor to get treated.

if he has it you have it

early symptoms of gonorrhea

burning while urinating. check webmd.com

early symptoms: unprotected sex with someone you just picked-up.

penile pain and green or discolored discharge. see a doctor and always use condoms.

If you have Chlamydia/Gonorrhea but show NO symptoms, can a STD test still come up positive? should you even get tested with no symptoms?

I've read these diseases can cause permanent damage if untreated.

If you have been have been having sex then YES you should. If you have antibodies for chlamydia or gonorrhea then your test will come up positive. You can have an std with out showing symptoms, they can be carried in the body for long periods of time before they even start to show symptoms. Men don't have many symptoms of stds simply because they have strong immune systems which can help suppress symptoms. Chlamydia can cause permanent damage to the reproductive system if it's not treated.