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• What are the signs and symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases? Symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases occur differently. In infections caused by bacteria (such as gonorrhea, urethritis), there are usually complaints such as discharge, burning sensation in the urine, and itching in the urinary tract, which start 2-3 days after infection. Fever is usually not accompanied by this infection. In people with low immunity, if microorganisms reach the prostate or testicles and affect these organs, there may rarely be high fever, swelling and pain in the testicles. In women, complaints such as vaginal discharge, burning sensation, and itching may be seen. There may also be bleeding outside of menstrual periods. Herpes lesions show themselves as small, painful blisters filled with fluid in the genital area. These lesions usually spread regularly along a nerve line. Warts are brown lesions that are raised on the body, painless, and can range from small millimetric sizes to very large cauliflower-like giant sizes. They can occur in any area where male or female secretions drip onto the body, especially in the genital area. Syphilis is a disease that manifests itself in different stages. It appears as a wound on the penis in the early stages. It creates a painful, bleeding lesion. Viral diseases are more chronic. It gives systemic symptoms with general condition. This disease is diagnosed with blood tests. In general, symptoms such as muscle and joint pain, headache, diarrhea, nausea/vomiting can also be observed. • Which diseases are transmitted to women through sexual intercourse? Infections such as fungus (candidiasis), trichomoniasis, vaginitis, herpes (cold sores), condyloma (HPV), HIV, hepatitis are frequently seen in women through sexual intercourse. • Which diseases are transmitted to men through sexual intercourse? Men also produce as a result of sexual intercourse, infections such as herpes, HPV, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis are frequently observed. • When are sexually transmitted diseases detected? The duration varies according to the type of infection and the person's immune status. Bacterial infections (gonorrhea, urethritis), some viral infections (herpes) usually show clinical findings within 2-3 days. In contrast, symptoms of viral infections (hepatitis, HIV) may appear over a longer period of time and can only be detected by blood tests. Therefore, it is useful to repeat blood tests at 3-6 month intervals after a suspicious situation.