Common STD symptoms for men include burning when urinating, discharge, sores, and warts. The most common STIs are HPV, herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV/AIDS. HPV can cause warts and increase cancer risk. Herpes causes flu-like symptoms and painful sores. HIV symptoms are initially silent. Gonorrhea causes discharge and can lead to epididymitis. Syphilis has stages and can cause damage to the nervous system. Chlamydia often has no symptoms. Testing is important.
Common STD symptoms for men include burning when urinating, pus-like discharge from the urethra, sores on the penis and around the anus, and warts on the genitals, among other symptoms. The most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs), also called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), are human genital papillomavirus (HPV), herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), gonorrhea, syphilis , chlamydia and HIV/AIDS. Often, men show no symptoms for weeks or at all, depending on the infection, so it’s important to get tested and use a physical barrier, such as a condom, if sexually active with more than one partner.
STD symptoms for men with HPV are warts on the penis, thighs, testicles, anus and groin. Warts are usually painless and skin-colored and can be flat, raised, or lumpy. An infected male might notice them weeks or months after contracting the virus, or not at all. It’s important to be aware of the virus, however, as HPV infection increases your risk of developing cancers of the penis, anus, rectum, head, and neck. Protecting female partners from HPV is also crucial, as it is a precursor to cervical cancer. Today, HPV vaccines are available for both men and women and are highly effective for those who are not already infected with the virus.
Herpes is another common and incurable STD that can be transmitted from the genitals to the genitals or from the mouth to the genitals. STD symptoms for men are similar whether you get HSV-1, which is generally related to oral herpes, or HSV-2, which people tend to think of as related to genital herpes. An infected male may initially experience flu-like symptoms, then swelling, itching, and redness of the groin and penis. Eventually, bumps appear that can turn into painful sores on the penis, testicles, groin, and around the anus that may leak white or clear fluid. This usually lasts for one to three weeks and can be treated with antiviral medications.
STD symptoms for men infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are often initially silent. The man may then begin to experience fatigue, rashes, swollen glands and lymph nodes, fever, and body aches. When the body’s immune symptoms begin to weaken, the man may experience injuries, yeast infections in the throat, diarrhea and weight loss, and be prone to bruising. Men may not show symptoms until later stages, so getting tested is crucial. Although there is no cure for this disease, drug ‘cocktails’ can enable people to live long and normal lives with HIV/AIDS.
Men with gonorrhea have symptoms of burning when urinating and a thick discharge from the urethra. Left untreated, men with gonorrhea can develop epididymitis, in which the epididymis, a tube in the back of the testicle that stores and transports sperm, becomes inflamed. Symptoms of this condition include pain when urinating, pain when ejaculating, swollen and tender scrotum, blood in the semen, and fever.
STD symptoms for men with syphilis occur in stages, starting with swollen lymph nodes and a sore called syphilis on the lips, tongue, penis, or rectum. The man can then develop wart-like lumps on the genitals or mouth, general pain, fatigue, sore throat, and brown, circular rashes on any part of the body. The disease can then lie dormant, called the latent stage, before returning years later to cause damage to the nervous system, resulting in paralysis, spasms, blindness, dementia and death.
Chlamydia often has no symptoms in men or women. For men, the signs may include swelling of the prostate, urethra and testicles. The best way to find out if you have this infection is to get tested.
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