Sexually Transmitted Infections

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are passed from one person to another during sexual or genital contact.

Male STIs

  1. Urethral discharge
    • Gonorrhoea
    • Non-gonococcal urethritis (Non-specific urethritis): chlamydia, etc.
  2. Genital ulcers
    • Genital herpes simplex
    • Syphilis (Chancre)
    • Chancroid
    • Lymphogranuloma venereum
    • Granuloma inguinale
  3. Scrotal swelling
    • Epididymitis
    • Orchitis
  4. Genital warts

Female STIs

  1. Vaginal discharge
    • Candidiasis
    • Bacterial vaginosis
    • Trichomoniasis
    • Cervicitis (gonorrhoea, chlamydia)
  2. Genital ulcers
    • Genital herpes simplex
    • Syphilis (Chancre)
    • Chancroid
    • Lymphogranuloma venereum
    • Granuloma inguinale
  3. Lower abdominal pain
    • Pelvic inflammatory disease
  4. Genital warts