Veneral Diseases

Venereal diseases, also called Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), are among the most common infectious diseases in the United States today. More than 20 Stds have now been identified, and they affect more than 13 million men and women in this country each year. The annual comprehensive cost of STDs in the United States is estimated to be well in excess of $10 billion.

If you are a woman, you may experience no symptoms until you have developed serious complications. Some symptoms that might occur in men and/or women are: 

• A vaginal, anal or urethral discharge. The color may be white, yellow, green or gray, or the discharge may be blood-streaked, and it may have a strong odor. 
• Genital and/or anal itching or irritation. 
• A rash, blisters, sores, lumps, bumps or warts on or around the genitals. 
• Burning during urination. 
• Swollen lymph glands in the groin. 
• Pain in the groin or lower abdomen. 
• Vaginal bleeding. 
• Testicular pain or swelling. 
• Flu-like symptoms. 
• Painful intercourse. 

The best way to prevent STDs is to avoid sexual contact with others. If you decide to be sexually active, there are things that you can do to reduce your risk of developing an STD. Have a mutually monogamous sexual relationship with an uninfected partner. Correctly and consistently use a male condom. Use clean needles if injecting intravenous drugs. Prevent and control other STDs to decrease susceptibility to HIV infection and to reduce your infectiousness if you are HIV-infected. Delay having sexual relations as long as possible. The younger people are when having sex for the first time, the more susceptible they become to developing an STD. The risk of acquiring an STD also increases with the number of partners over a lifetime

The causes of STD’s are obvious. Unprotected sex and not taking the right precautions are the cause of all STD’s

Sometimes people are too embarrassed or frightened to ask for help or information. Most STDs are readily treated, and the earlier a person seeks treatment and warns sex partners about the disease, the less likely the disease will do irreparable physical damage, spread to others or, in the case of a woman, be passed on to a newborn baby.

Follow a very cleansing liquid diet, take fresh carrot juice, and avoid refined starchy foods and red meats as well as pasteurized dairy products.

See a doctor as soon as possible. Follow a hygienic routine. There are some effective remedies (such as baths ) which help. High-risk life style must be eliminated. Stop smoking.

Stress may interfere with the hormone GnRH and reduce sperm counts. Smoking impairs sperm motility and reduces sperm lifespan. Obesity and excessive endurance exercise may also reduce sperm production, but losing weight and reducing exercise levels can reverse the problem. Low levels of dietary selenium and zinc, which are necessary for the formation and maturation of sperm, are associated with an increased risk of infertility. Some experts believe that vitamin C deficiency causes the sperm to clump together (agglutinate), which impairs movement. Frequent intercourse was suspected for a while for reducing fertility because of the time required to replenish sperm, but this is unproved. Wearing tight trousers or underwear or athletic supports, even every day, does not appear to have any negative effect on sperm quality or count. Men are at risk from infertility, however, only when the testes are exposed for prolonged periods to internal body temperatures, which occurs only rarely, such as in men with undescended testicles