European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To your health All forms of cd still prevalent by Janet d Agostino medical writer ids grabs the headlines but other sexually transmitted diseases Are still around affecting far More people. The consequences of gonorrhoea and 1 herpes for example May seem mild in comparison to the always fatal aids but these and other sexually transmitted diseases cause serious health problems. And the chances of catching them Ara much greater than the chances or catching aids. Ii seems to me that people Aren t very worried about venereal disease said or. Col Michael Benenson chief of preventive Medicine Lor 7th medical come in Heidelberg. Some people Are surprised when you Lell them to is still a  As the name implies sexually transmitted diseases such As aids Are spread primarily through sexual Contact victims Are usually sexually Active people Between the Ages of 15 to 30. According to an article in the work health organization Magazine prime candidates Are prostitutes soldiers and sailors. Benenson advocated he use of the condom to prevent the spread of All sexually transmitted diseases including aids. While aids has been the subject of recent publicity it is chlamydia thai is now the number one infectious disease in the United Stales and gonorrhoea is second said i. Col. Caroline Raklewicz a Community health nurse for 7th medical come. Chlamydia is a microorganism that if left untreated in women can cause Pelvic inflammatory disease which could Lead to infertility or an ectopic pregnancy. In men. It causes urethritis an infection of the urethra. Chlamydia was not widely recognized until recently because it was difficult to diagnose. Improved Laboratory techniques revealed it is much More widespread than previously thought. Symptoms in men include burning on urination and a discharge from the Penis. In women there May be a discharge from the cervix. Benenson said routine testing for the organism in women is probably not necessary. Ii a woman comes in for a Pap lest the doctor will see the discharge Benenson said. An estimated eight to 20 percent of women with Gonococcal gonorrhoea or chlamydia infection will develop if left untreated Pelvic inflammatory disease. The who article states that a Quarter of a million leading sexually transmitted diseases Jyono frae women usually asymptomatic however. Puum vaginal discharge vaginal w lower abdominal pain and Paul urination May occur men most Ortan pus like Urei Hial discharge and painful url align in to 15% Are asymptomatic. Syphilis _ 2_2. Women rash visible on any pan of body pal soles of eel.  and loss of racial of Scalp hair in palches. Men rash same As Lor women bul Wilh Mont on Penis woman usually asymptomatic however pus Lite vaginal discharge vaginal or lower abdominal pain and painful urination May occur men. Most often a More Waleriy pus like discharge than gonorrhoea Cen tit herpes women painful. Fluid ailed lesions or Custer of lesions in Vagina or around the genial area Olun accompanied by swollen glands and flu Ilka symptoms Man same As lot women with lesion appearing around Penis in Tui Griph torn a6 women Are sent to the Hospital for this disease and Hall of them have to undergo surgical procedures. Gonorrhoea has been difficult to bring under rein because Many females who have the disease have few or no symptoms. Who estimates that 60 percent of women and up to 10 percent of men with the disease have few if any symptoms. Antibiotic resistant strains of the gon Coccus bacteria have made the disease More difficult to treat. While the number ores Island strains dipped for awhile they Are on the Rise again said Benenson if untreated in men the infection can spread to other tissues. Complications such As inflammation of the prostate and the testes May occur and cause sterility. Syphilis is one of the most serious and deadly of the sexually transmitted diseases if the disease is untreated 11 can cause damage throughout the body including brain damage blindness and ultimately death. There Are reliable tests for diagnosis and effective treatment with antibiotics makes complications less of a problem today. Herpes was the Media disease of Trie Early 1980s. But Wilh the emergence of aids there seems to be Little concern about the disease although it is still a problem said i. Col. Ellen Neiman a Community health nurse with 7th medical come. Herpes genitals is a virus which lies dormant along the nerves and becomes Active now and then. It causes superficial but painful sores on the genitals there is no cure for the disease. Herpes is a lifetime infection bul a temporary inconvenience. If you Don t have blisters you can conduct your life As usual said Neiman. Those who  som Ftp Tadiri Mccoil a Riih u Wiy i so pc Waivol Emu you cum Tim Omurlu id Wunt trim. Men Isle Cilono the Uri Inri. Prattini Kaiui infection info Lynn of die  Hie canal trial Sardits Penric in United. Imd Tatomir May cause in tort itty. Women it Natl i Nubon. Inglai Mutini of fal Leelan tube Neh can Mutt in in trility or Kloof a pregnancy. Mem and women Clun Clinch. I . Pm Moll in a cell Luh Indium Lyt Tom h Alre Tity lunch King Poult. A Wail Mirke by twilling of Lymph Nodal in hit Grain. Infants  Jim Umont. Have herpes blisters should refrain from sexual Contact until the a towers subside she said As the disease is most contagious during the Beeler stage. Who warns Towt gonorrhoea syphilis aids and herpes Ara sexually transmitted diseases that can be passed from an infected pregnant woman to her infant i either before during or alter birth depending on the j disease. Genital warts Ere caused by the Hurri papilloma virus which is transmitted through genial Contact they May affect the external a genitalia As Well As the in Emaj structures such As the Vagina cervix and urethra. There is effective treatment for the warts but no cure. Recent studies indicate the Trua May be a Causa of cervical cancer. Vaginal Tum arg la a common problem for women and can be caused by organisms cited Candy Jasis i  and bacterial Vogl noses All of which can j be sexually transmitted. The symptoms Are usually itching burning and  caused by mites and pediculosis of the i genital Region caused by lice also May be sexually i transmitted. I it is necessary to treat both partners with sexually transmitted diseases or the untreated partner win rely feel the treated partner. Those treated for venereal disease Al military facilities Ara asked to reveal the names d their sexual partners so they can be cont clod. The partners Are Tow they have been exposed to  should be tested said a Lawicz. Despite improved treatment sexually transmitted diseases have persisted because they Are spread by sexual Contact which Lew people Are willing to give up. The development of birth control contributed to a More permissive society which led loan increase of sex outside of marriage and a tendency of both men and women to have More sexual partners. The birth control Pill also caused a decline in he use of condoms which help prevent the spread of these diseases. Aids May change All that As abstinence and condoms Are being advocated As the Best ways to prevent the disease. Diaphragms and spermicides Are not effective in preventing sexually transmitted diseases. The condom is the saving Grace against aids that is also going to protect against All other sexually transmitted diseases said Rakis wic. Anyone who thinks Fie or she May have a sexually transmitted disease should go to the nearest military or civilian medical facility. Page 10 the stars and stripes tuesday april 14,1987