STD Symptoms in Women Singapore | Shim Clinic

STD symptoms in women differ from those in men. Mainly due to the structural anatomical differences between the female and male genitalia.

STD symptoms in women are frequently:

• Painful urination and discharge from the vagina.
• Painful painful vaginal blisters and multiple painful vaginal ulcers with painful inguinal lymph nodes.
• Painful or painless vaginal ulcers.
• Fleshy cauliflower vaginal growths.
• Fever and generalized rash.

Painful urination and discharge from the vagina are usually symptoms of gonorrhoea and chlamydia.

• For gonorrhea, they may occur 1 day to 2 weeks after infection. 50% of infected women have symptoms.
• For chlamydia, they may occur 1 to 3 weeks after infection. 10% of infected women have symptoms.

Multiple painful vaginal blisters which burst to form multiple painful vaginal ulcers are usually symptoms of genital herpes which is caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV). They occur 1 day to 2 weeks after infection.

Single painless vaginal ulcer is usually a symptom of syphilis. It occurs 9 to 90 days after infection.

Fleshy cauliflower vaginal growths are usually genital warts which is usually caused by the human papillomavirus (HPV). They occur three to six months after infection.

Fever and generalized rash are usually caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. They occur 2 to 4 week after infection.

No symptoms do not mean there is no infection, as STD symptoms occur in only a proportion of infected individuals. Therefore, not having any symptoms does not mean that there is no infection. The only way to be certain is to get STD Testing done.

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References

• STD symptoms in women @ Wikipedia