what r the bodys syptoms if std is not treated?
It really depends on the STD. Each one has different effects on the body, though many result in sterility, a siginificant increase in the risk of genitle cancer, and even death.
According to WebMD.com, untreated syphilis can cause "long-term health problems such as arthritis, brain damage, and blindness" (WebMD.com, 2010). The first two stages of the desease can resolve itself without treatment, meaning that it can go away on its own. However, there is also the cance that a syphilis infection that is left untreated will progress to the Tertiary stage. This stage is "charcterized by sever problems with the heart, brain, and nerves that can result in paralysis, blindness, dementia, deafness, impotence, and even death" (WebMD.com, 2010).
Gonorreha is dangerous if left untreates, and can cause many problems. For women, these problems include pelvic inflammitory disease, infertility, and an increased risk of entropic pregnancy (when a fertilized egg implants and developes somewhere other than the uterus). Fo men, risks include epididimitis, which can lead to infetility, and their prostate can also be affected. People with gonorreha are at higher risk for contracting HIV, and those with both HIV and gonorreha are more likely to spread HIV to their partner than someone who only has HIV.
Chlamydia, though different from gonorreha, has the same effects when untreated. According to WebMd, it is the most comon STD in the US.
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS, which can ultimately lead to death. Although HIV is treatable, it is not curable.
