Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Treatment

All forms of STD should be treated by a medical professional. The type of treatment used differs from infection to infection. In some cases, antibiotics can cure a disease quickly and efficiently. (Antibiotics are substances derived from bacteria or other organisms that fight the growth of other bacteria or organisms.) The standard treatment for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydial infections, for example, is a single injection of the common antibiotic penicillin or a series of pills.

Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium which cause non-specific urethritis. (Reproduced by permission of Custom Medical Stock Photo)
Chlamydia trachomatis bacterium which cause non-specific urethritis. (Reproduced by permission of
Custom Medical Stock Photo
)

Viral infections, like HIV infection and genital herpes, are more difficult to treat. There are not many effective medications for the treatment of viral infections.

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