General Symptoms of STIs
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Each of the principle STIs that we will review have symptoms unique to the infection which aid in detection and diagnosis. However, there are general symptoms of all STIs. These general symptoms are: genital or rectal discharge, abdominal pain, painful urination, skin changes, genital itching, and flulike conditions. In this lecture, we will only discuss the characteristic symptoms for each STI. However, your text goes into more detail regarding all the symptoms associated with each STI. Also, please note, the pictures of the STIs used in this lecture and in your text usually represent more advanced cases. Most STIs do not produce any symptoms or very mild symptoms.