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Which sexually transmitted infections can lesbian women get?

Donna Hill Howes, RN
Donna Hill Howes, RN
Family Practitioner
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Symptoms of sexually transmitted infections are:-

Chlamydia

Most women have no symptoms. Women with symptoms may have:

- Abnormal vaginal discharge
- Burning when urinating
- Bleeding between menstrual periods

Infections that are not treated, even if there are no symptoms, can lead to:

- Lower abdominal pain
- Low back pain
- Nausea
- Fever
- Pain during sex
- Bleeding between periods

Gonorrhea

Symptoms are often mild, but most women have no symptoms. Even when women have symptoms, they can sometimes be mistaken for a bladder or other vaginal infection. Symptoms are:

- Pain or burning when urinating
- Yellowish and sometimes bloody vaginal discharge
- Bleeding between menstrual periods

Hepatitis B

Some women have no symptoms. Women with symptoms may have:

- Mild fever
- Headache and muscle aches
- Tiredness
- Loss of appetite
- Nausea or vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Dark-colored urine and pale bowel movements
- Stomach pain
- Skin and whites of eyes turning yellow

HIV/AIDS

Some women may have no symptoms for 10 years or more. Women with symptoms may have:

- Extreme fatigue
- Rapid weight loss
- Frequent low-grade fevers and night sweats
- Frequent yeast infections (in the mouth)
- Vaginal yeast infections and other STIs
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
- Menstrual cycle changes
- Red, brown, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids

Pubic Lice

- Itching
- Finding lice

This answer is based on source information from The National Women's Health Information Center.

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