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STD questions

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Reel

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I have a couple of questions regarding everyone's favorite diseases.

1) I know that STDs can sometimes not show visual external symptoms in females, but what STDs, if any, have no visible symptoms for males?

2) What diseases (sexually transmitted or otherwise) can cause a pap smear to show up abnormal?

Thanks in advance.
 
1) Hepatitis is the only one I can think of.. Herpes doesen't always show visable symptoms either.

2) Well.. abnormal paps are usually caused by the HPV, which almost everybody carries.. but that's certainly not the only cause.
 
oh, I thought you were going to ask questions about Short Term Disabilities. I could have helped.
 
So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
 
Originally posted by: ReelC00L
So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
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No..

An abnormal pap doesen't mean the female has an STD.
 
all known stds may not have visible symptoms. this includes papilloma viruses (HPV) which can cause warts, herpesviruses (HSV-1, HSV-2, HCMV, and KSHV) which can cause skin lesions, HIV, and hepatitis viruses (HVA, HVB, HVC) which can cause liver cancer. many males can also carry bacterial pathogens which can cause chlamydial, syphilis, or gonorrhea infections.

because none of these diseases may be visible, be sure to include these screens in yearly physicals.


So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
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NOT a valid statement. get the results of her follow-up. if it is inconclusive, get a couple of checkups throughout the year for bacterial infection possibilities. For example, syphilis can go undetected. When it is detected, it may be too late to prevent permanent damage. As far as viruses go, you can't do anything about them, so just watch out for skin abnormalities, and have them treated appropriately; the virus will be there to stay though.
 
Originally posted by: ReelC00L
So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
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Just go get tested and quit worrying 🙂
 
Women come back with abnormal pap smears all the times that are flukes and basically harmless. Especially this time of the year. The warming temperatures can make for "welcome" environments for bacteria and whatnot to throw off the pap test.

As for STD's in men that don't show up, chlamydia is the most common one that I am aware of.
 
Originally posted by: Descartes
Originally posted by: ReelC00L
So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
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Just go get tested and quit worrying 🙂
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Go give plasma for a month. They will check your blood and
if you have any diseases they will tell you and you can make
some money to buy jimmys at the same time.


 
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Women come back with abnormal pap smears all the times that are flukes and basically harmless. Especially this time of the year. The warming temperatures can make for "welcome" environments for bacteria and whatnot to throw off the pap test.

As for STD's in men that don't show up, chlamydia is the most common one that I am aware of.
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HPV is the most common.

There are way more strains of the virus than you'd care to know about, and only a few of them show actual symptoms (i.e. warts). Most of the time people carry around HPV never knowing they have it. It can take 6 months to 2 years to show up as well, making it hard to track.


 
So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
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Define abnormal. If abnormal means signs of an inflammatory response, then the chance of an active infection of some type going on is fair to midland.

If by abnormal you mean abnormal or atypical cell changes or arrangement (displasia), that does not indicate an active infection, but it also doesn't preclude it.

A fair percentage of herpes presentations are atypical, missed, or misdiagnosed.

There's no sense in even mentioning hepatitis or HIV since they are not veneral diseases and cannot be diagnosed by PAP smear, colposcopy, urethral swab, pelvic exam, or any other type of common STD test.

When in doubt, see your doctor.
 
Originally posted by: flxnimprtmscl
Obligitory "don't be a fool, wrap your tool" Van Wilder quote.
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They changed it to safer sex. They are not foolproof so I have to assume it is possible for it to screw-up though from the information I am getting from this thread it seems unlikely that I have much to worry about.
 
Originally posted by: ReelC00L
So combining the two lists from the questions, would it be a valid statement to say that if a male had sexual intercourse with a female that recently returned an abnormal pap smear of some sort and the male has no visible symptoms of STDs, they are likely not infected with one?
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Not necessarily. HPV infections in most men produces no symptoms. For the two most common STDs (HPV, HSV2), they both are largely asymptomatic and transmission can occur during this phase. Even worse, there is no test for asymptomatic HPV infection in men. The medical community regards HPV almost entirely as a woman's problem unfortunately. Women become infected much easier than men also. Although condoms provide some protection against HPV and HSV2, it's not as effective against, say AIDS.

The majority of HPV infections clear themselves within 2 years, but in a minority of women it causes cervical cancer. An HPV infection is considered a necessary but not absolute factor for cervical cancer. Most people with more than one partner are exposed to the virus. Unfortunately, the only way to avoid STDs all together is to wait until you get married and marry someone who did the same.

 
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