Well the other day I noticed a scabby
piece of dry skin on the top of my penis
shaft, about midway. The scabby thing
came off and now it's completely flat, a
tiny bit red, circular, no itch, no pain,
and it's been there a few days. It's not
very big, it's not oozy. It's just a flat
little slightly reddened patch.
I was looking around on the internet and
saw some stuff on syphilis. It describes
a single sore, but the sores in the
pictures i've seen were a lot more severe
looking than mine.
Does anyone know much about early early
early signs of syphilis and does anyone
think this could be it/
by the way I haven't had any major sexual
content. I have recieved oral sex once,
and penis-to-penis touching while making
out before. That's it. Can syphilis be
contracted by those ways?
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Kgirl16
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Nov 2005 Posts: 133 Location: Canada
Posted: 01-01-07 21:12pm
I don't know about syphillis...It could
just be dry skin. You should go get
checked if you're really worried
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RedDelight
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 131 Location: I'm a Yettie!
Re: Should I Be Afraid? Posted: 01-05-07 23:13pm
Hello!
Here is some information on your
question:
if syphilis is not treated, the infection
will progress through the primary,
secondary, latent and perhaps teriary
stages, described above. If an infected
woman gets pregnant, her baby may get
congenital syphilis. Treatment stops the
infection, but if organ damage has already
occurred--especially in tertiary
syphilis--the damage cannot be repaired
and serious health problems may
continue.
Syphilis is caught by having sex with
someone who has been infected with
syphilis less than a year—i.E., someone
with primary syphilis, secondary syphilis,
or latent syphilis for less than a year.
Latent syphilis more than a year old and
tertiary syphilis can no longer be
transmitted by sex. The syphilis bacteria
is very fragile and dies rapidly outside
the body, so the risk of nonsexual
transmission is very low. Congenital
syphilis is transmitted internally, from
the blood of an infected woman directly to
the baby in the womb.
Penicillin shots are the main treatment
for syphilis. A single shot of
long-acting penicillin usually is
sufficient for primary or secondary
syphilis. Infection for more than a year
in duration, or infection of the nervous
system, usually requires several doses of
penicillin over a 3-week period.
Important: many common antibiotics do not
work against syphilis. Never treat
yourself with an antibiotic left over from
another prescription.
Hope this helps-
-=red=-
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RedDelight
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 06 Oct 2006 Posts: 131 Location: I'm a Yettie!
