Yes — hepatitis C is curable for almost everyone. A short, all-oral course of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) pills, taken for roughly two to three months, clears the virus in more than 95% of people, a
Hepatitis C and cirrhosis are linked by time: chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) slowly scars the liver, and over roughly 20–30 years that scarring can build into cirrhosis, liver fail
Hepatitis B and hepatitis C are both blood-borne liver infections that can spread through sex, but they differ in two ways that matter most: hepatitis B is vaccine-preventable and usually controlled (
Hepatitis B treatment depends on the stage. Acute infection usually needs only rest and supportive care while your body clears the virus. Chronic hepatitis B has no cure, but FDA-approved antiviral pi
Hepatitis A, B, and C are three different viruses that all inflame the liver but behave very differently. Hepatitis A is a short-term infection spread mainly through contaminated food, water, or close
Granuloma inguinale (donovanosis) is a rare bacterial STI caused by Klebsiella granulomatis that produces painless, slowly enlarging, beefy-red genital ulcers that bleed easily on contact. It's very u
Gonorrhea and chlamydia are both bacterial STIs that infect the genitals, rectum, and throat, and their symptoms overlap so heavily that you can't reliably tell them apart by feel. The differences tha
Yes. You can get gonorrhea from oral sex — giving or receiving — because Neisseria gonorrhoeae readily infects the throat, genitals, and rectum. Kissing was long thought to be safe, but newer evidence
Throat gonorrhea (pharyngeal gonorrhea) is an infection of the throat with the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae , usually picked up through oral sex. Most throat infections cause no symptoms at all, wh
A gonorrhea test uses a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), which detects the bacterium's DNA in a sample. The standard sample is first-catch urine or a vaginal swab, plus throat and rectal swabs
Most women with gonorrhea have no symptoms at all. When symptoms do show up, the classic trio is painful or burning urination, a change in vaginal discharge, and bleeding between periods. Because thes
Gonorrhea symptoms in men usually show up as a thick white, yellow, or green discharge from the penis and a burning sensation when you urinate, sometimes with swollen or painful testicles. Symptoms te
Gonorrhea symptoms, when they show up, include burning during urination and an abnormal genital discharge — in men a white, yellow, or green penile discharge; in women painful urination, more vaginal
Gonorrhea reinfection means catching gonorrhea again after you were already cured — not the same infection coming back. The leading cause is sex with an untreated partner, because successful treatment
Gonorrhea in pregnancy is a treatable bacterial infection that needs prompt attention because it can pass to the baby during vaginal birth and cause a serious eye infection. A single ceftriaxone injec
Yes, gonorrhea is curable. The right antibiotic — a single ceftriaxone injection given in a clinic — clears almost every infection of the genitals, rectum, or throat CDC STI guidelines. The catch: med
Untreated gonorrhea doesn't just linger — it spreads. Left alone, this bacterial infection can climb into the reproductive tract and cause pelvic inflammatory disease, scarring, and infertility, and i
Genital warts, herpes, and molluscum bumps look enough alike that you usually can't tell them apart by sight. Warts tend to be rough or cauliflower-like, herpes shows up as painful blisters that crust
Genital herpes is treated with one of three antiviral pills — acyclovir, valacyclovir, or famciclovir — taken either at the first sign of an outbreak (episodic) or every day (suppressive). None cures
Genital herpes spreads through skin-to-skin contact with infected genital skin, mucous membranes, or fluids — most often during vaginal, anal, or oral sex. You don't need a visible sore for it to pass
Herpes testing depends on whether you have symptoms. If you have a sore, the most accurate test is a swab of the lesion (NAAT or culture). Without symptoms, the CDC and USPSTF advise against routine b
Genital herpes symptoms most often show up as small blisters that break into painful sores on or around the genitals, rectum, or mouth, sometimes with flu-like fever, body aches, and swollen glands du
Genital herpes symptoms in women often start with itching or tingling, then small blisters that break into painful sores on or around the vulva, vagina, cervix, or anus. A first outbreak can bring fev
Genital herpes symptoms in men usually start as small blisters on or around the penis, scrotum, anus, buttocks, or thighs that break into painful sores and crust over within a week or more. A first ou