Doctor explains the Symptoms and Stages of SYPHILIS (STI)
Dr O'Donovan explains the four stages of Syphilis, including symptoms associated with each stage. The four stages include, Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary Syphilis.
What is Syphilis?
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) that's treatable with medication. Without treatment, syphilis causes serious health problems. It can permanently damage your heart, brain, muscles, bones and eyes. To reduce your risk of infection, always use a condom during sex.
Video Contents:
00:00 - Introduction
00:24 - Overview of 4 stages
00:46 - Primary Syphilis
01:22 - Secondary Syphilis
02:26 - Latent Syphilis
03:00 - Tertiary (late) Syphilis
03:32 - Why this is important
Symptoms of Syphilis:
The symptoms of syphilis are often mild and hard to notice. They tend to change over time and may come and go.
Symptoms of syphilis include:
- small sores (ulcers) on your penis, vagina, or around your bottom (anus) - these are usually painless and you may only have one of them - chancre
- sores in other areas, including in your mouth or on your lips, hands or bottom
- white or grey warty growths most commonly on your penis, vagina or around your anus
- a rash on the palms of your hands and soles of your feet that can sometimes spread all over your body - this is not usually itchy
- white patches in your mouth
- flu-like symptoms, such as a high temperature, headaches and tiredness
- swollen glands
- patchy hair loss on the head, beard and eyebrows
It can take 3 weeks or more for the symptoms of syphilis to appear after you're infected. Sometimes the symptoms can improve or go away completely, but if you have not been treated the infection is still in your body.
This means you can still pass it on and you're at risk of getting serious problems later on.
HOW IS SYPHILIS DIAGNOSED?
Your healthcare provider will ask about your sexual history, including whether you practice safe sex. It's important to be honest during this discussion. Your provider can help assess your risk and recommend tests for other STIs.
To test for syphilis, your provider will examine you and take a blood sample to look for signs of the infection. Your provider may remove some fluid or a small piece of skin from a syphilis sore and look at it under a microscope. The only way to know for sure if you have syphilis is by visiting your healthcare provider and getting a lab test.
HOW IS SYPHILIS TREATED?
Your healthcare provider treats syphilis with antibiotics. Antibiotics are a type of medication that treats bacterial infections. Penicillin is the most commonly used medication for syphilis. How much medication you need and how long you take it depends on your syphilis stage and symptoms.
You must finish all your antibiotics even if the sore or rash goes away. It's important to contact anyone you've had sex with within the last two years and let them know they should be tested.
RESOURCES:
Further information via NHS website:
www.nhs.uk/conditions/syphilis/
CDC (USA): www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/stdf...
FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN THE UK:
www.nhs.uk/service-search/fin...
Free STI testing UK: sh24.org.uk
FIND A SEXUAL HEALTH CLINIC IN THE USA:
gettested.cdc.gov/
OTHERWISE SEE YOUR NEAREST HEALTH PROFESSIONAL!!
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Important presentation.. Sti/std are so common, dating someone new should include tests.
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY
I was tested positive with syphilis last july 2023. I had the symptoms since may 2023, unknown red spots on my feet sole and palm of my hands and generally feel weak. I kept asking myself since may 2023 until the day i got tested why i always feel sleepy even i slept 8 hours a day and had proper meal and nutrition. I went to our local healthcare ang got jabbed in the butt with penecillin G. The doctor told me that I have a lenient syphilis. Maybe i got the syph way back year 2018 or 2019 and the bacteria just slept. Thankfully the medicine was free.
@Proverbspsalms
11 ай бұрын
Are you ok now
@peanut422hb
11 ай бұрын
Or maybe💉💉
@DoctorODonovan
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your experience here
@irmaromo1635
10 ай бұрын
I sure hope u know how many partners u had and told all of them or if u weren't sleeping around someone owes u an apology 😢😢😢😮😮
@samuelkent8021
9 ай бұрын
I am grateful to God for using #MrEbose herbal remedies to eliminate herpes out from my body.
Just heard a report that syphilis is becoming a big problem in the US
@peanut422hb
11 ай бұрын
Pfizer
@ValerieJean-fo6lc
6 ай бұрын
As is our city
@user-mp9ni5zb9u
5 ай бұрын
Have to become hyper vigilant these days. There are too many people that do not believe in vaccines or even doctors. I do not trust people, they would, out of embarrassment or whatever never reveal the truth. So, if you are going to be sexually active,, demand that your partner get tested for an std and aids. Do you value your life, or would you rather just take a chance"? There are a lot of stories about those who chose "chance" and are dead. They would be alive and well, if they had chosen differently.
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
OMG abstinence is power
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Question. Are the area of lesions created through direct contact? The area that touches is the area the shanker appears?
Words cannot describe how grateful I am. Thank you Dr Obaz for taking such great care of me. You have a special gift as a doctor and as a person. Thank you for giving me my life back
Thank you for your information
@DoctorODonovan
22 күн бұрын
My pleasure
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
I'm not looking forward to the algorithm change after this search lmao.. ..Anyone else get curious after watching a movie or show based in the past, where this disease was incurable? Scary stuff
@DoctorODonovan
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching.
Very informative
@DoctorODonovan
10 ай бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
I remember my mind thought I had it but the blood test was negative but my mind was not convinced and wasted 1 year of worrying and being unable to move out from house.
@chhuanawmachhakchhuak5260
4 ай бұрын
What about now??
Thank u ur helping people who don't know
@DoctorODonovan
11 ай бұрын
Thanks 🙏🏻
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
You should add Edmonton, Alberta, Canada to you’re title. There’s a huge outbreak here.
@DoctorODonovan
3 ай бұрын
Thanks Lisa - appreciate the info
I have some of the symptoms 😫 the worst part is since I was young, they always said it's parasites, till now I still have these symptoms especially the feet mark or red spots they just appear since I was a teenager, and I'm always tried and sleepy even though I sleep well.
I always ask for sti tests when i go to gyno even when i dont have any partners just to see
I have feeling wierd jaw after oral exposure and it starts after one day of exposure thats all not a fever nit any other is it concerning?
Can penicillin pills work?
Schubert, Van Gogh and his brother Theo, Gauguin... I'm in good company.
Wow didn’t realize how prevalent it is in the UK
@DoctorODonovan
Жыл бұрын
Yes - increasing too
Is it common for the sore in the mouth to heal in just a few days?
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
is there any posible to get positive in medical test..? ..even if I got cured.. because i want to go to hongkong for DH.. 🥺🥺
Very informative & straightforward! Thanks for the info! I’ve been chilling for years now! Too much stuff out there!😮😅 I love his accent…. Especially when he says Condoms! Sounds like “Con dumbs!” Dumb Con artist 😅😂😂😂😂
@DoctorODonovan
11 ай бұрын
Ah thanks for the comment! Love this
I’ve heard from someone that one of the complications that comes with late-stage syphilis is insanity. Is that true?
@90degreenurse29
3 ай бұрын
Depends on your definition of insanity. But any disease that attacks the brain can increase risk of dementia or alzheimers.
@nathaliejoseph4068
Ай бұрын
Yes
@Tyk-ur4jz
Ай бұрын
You mean Van Gogh !?
I have a sore that looks a bit like an ulcer on my junk, but it started as a white head(I get them on my inner thighs too, a hard flesh like thing comes out when I pop it) and once I popped it it now looks like an ulcer. Any idea what the bump is? It’s hard, painless and it’s hard to get the white head flesh thing out of the bump, and it bleeds a good bit once you’ve “popped” it
@user-ki4ic7ry9f
3 ай бұрын
Update, it was a fordyce spot that I aggravated by messing with it non stop.
You should add women and Houston to your title for more clicks. There is a huge outbreak there..... for some reason 😏
@DoctorODonovan
11 ай бұрын
Yes a few people have said there is increasing incidence in the USA at the moment
@sharonbender880
9 ай бұрын
Hmm me Sons father must have been in the latent stage when I was involved with him. I only found out that he had syphilis because I went to the same clinic he did for my first prenatal exam. I tested negative for the disease but he tested again and was positive. I was treated with penicillin injections "just on case" they told me. They had no idea why I hadn't contracted the disease despite having sex with him and becoming pregnant with his child . Thankfully I stopped seeing him the year my Son was born
@sojubean6386
8 ай бұрын
Yep they are pregnant so that means..... Men
@sparkle3000
6 ай бұрын
It must be bc of the DL men. That's what I heard.
@no925joblifestyle7
5 ай бұрын
I don't even want to have sex no more I'm done can't even have natural sex
Can someone transfer it if he use the same utensils used by a person with syphilis?
@user-yf6kj1nb5i
5 ай бұрын
I so much appreciate Dr.Ani John on KZread channel for his positive contribution towards curing my Shingle hsv virus. If the world had more people you, it will be a better place. Thank you so much Doctor Ani John ❤
Isn't hiv?
I don't know if I have it but some of the Simpsons and my daughter says don't think about don't go there and quit going to the hospital bankrupting the medical plan this has been going on for about 6 - 8 years before the pandemic inside my throat no one can see I have the red spots on my feet and my legs are red in my groin area there's a little bumps feels like creepy crawly sensation I will be getting tested as soon as I can
hello doctor, I had a relationship with a vdrl positive person 15 days ago. Can I start treatment without waiting for the test?
@DoctorODonovan
10 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for watching the video and taking time to leave a comment. Unfortunately (and I know this will be frustrating for you), I am unable to give individual medical advice out on this channel. This is because of medico-legal reasons, not knowing your full case, circumstances, and it would be unethical of me to do so otherwise. I have included the general resources I used to make this video in the description box but I have to advise that you speak to your own health provider (e.g. doctor, nurse) so that they can properly assess your case. This is the safest and most ethical advice I can give since this is just intended as a general educational resource. Thanks for understanding.
Test are efective in all stages?
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Sir, does the syphilis rash cause pain if touched?
@DoctorODonovan
8 ай бұрын
Please see more information here: my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/4622-syphilis
It's been 4 years that I've been positive to. I've been taking the treatment but still positive,please help me to be cure by this also I don't have the symptoms like rushes losing weight or fever Please help me what should I do🙏🙏🙏🙏
@lYirahmarie
5 ай бұрын
🙏 pray
@UmarFarooq-gt2so
4 ай бұрын
Hi
@RAJOHN-ke7mc
3 ай бұрын
You'll always test positive.
@fivemargaritasonly
3 ай бұрын
Or its HIV
can someone please help… idk what it is but i have a rash similar to 1:48. on the sides of my stomach and my inner knees (back of knees). and a bit on my inner thighs. is it possible to skip the primary stage and go to secondary? i didn’t have any genital sore nor did i feel sick. i received oral february 12th. that’s pretty much it. it also itches a lot
@samip3124
3 ай бұрын
Get tested and get treatment immediately
@JACK-kp8tb
3 ай бұрын
@@samip3124 they said its not that
@samip3124
3 ай бұрын
@@JACK-kp8tb ok i hope you are well now
@swvvy9880
Ай бұрын
@@JACK-kp8tbwhat was it ? Are you ok ?
@JACK-kp8tb
Ай бұрын
@@swvvy9880 i have no idea. it just randomly went away. i felt sick for a bit but im not even sure if that was related.
Doc I need your help please tell me what's medicine I take
@Free_Falestine
22 күн бұрын
How do you know?
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
How many day s qure in first stage?
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Sir vdrl rapid kit test after 7years of unprotected sex .test come negative ..i am safe or not ??is their any risk.
@DrSAlex25
4 ай бұрын
VDRL Is for screening not confirming diagnose, and it could be false positive …you should do FTA-ABS OR TPPA test
I glad I got told by doctors I don’t have no sexy viruses because I was r when I was young but I came out and told what happen but they said I good good and all test came out clean just need take better care of my self drinks to mush soda
Who’s here for SYPHILLIS don?Lol
Please what's the cure for it
@Deeznuts-cz3cs
5 ай бұрын
Get on the alkaline diet to remove from your syatem
Sir pink pink dot in my body and it's become back dot is it hiv or syphilis
I did 4-5 blood tests and we're negative but I was not convinced I did not have syphilis . I saw psychiatrist. my mind was playing games with me.
@burshk
7 ай бұрын
What happened then? 🤔
@jonathangraham6412
5 ай бұрын
What were your symptoms
Sir siphilin querabale or non querable?
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Poor Melanie 😂
After treatment can we have a baby or not ? Even after the treatment syphilis can transmit?
@user-yf6kj1nb5i
5 ай бұрын
I so much appreciate Dr.Ani John on KZread channel for his positive contribution towards curing my Shingle hsv virus. If the world had more people you, it will be a better place. Thank you so much Doctor Ani John ❤
Is this are hiv symptoms??
@DoctorODonovan
4 ай бұрын
No syphillis
Doc I have syphilis what is medicine this but I don't have symptom
@Free_Falestine
22 күн бұрын
How do you know you have syphilis without symptoms ?
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Yah idk why searched for this but i learned something. Im not even gay
Syphilis ain't noo joke.thats what gangster Al Capone had it killed him then two days after his death the found a cure for it
Hi doctor if vdrl positive that means have syphilis
@pablocoppens41
2 ай бұрын
yes
I just got tested positive for syphilis, I am scared :(
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
@jessicapatton2688
18 күн бұрын
It’s ok! You already did the hardest part. Just get a doctor and antibiotic!
Yeah common now because of hookup culture. Dam. Scary . Thanks for the video.
@DoctorODonovan
10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@shaylagoogle3097
10 ай бұрын
I like to be informed. Thank you! 😊
@littlesongbird1
9 ай бұрын
And the no condom culture.
I’m not sure if I had it but I had a strange rash and I used some sort of cream and the rash went away after a couple days. The rash also itched a little bit. (The rash was on my whole body)
@vertexop5510
15 күн бұрын
Hey real this same is happening with me I had sex one week ago but the rash came up yesterday and it's only on the back, are you going for a test or what ?
@uchilament
14 күн бұрын
@@vertexop5510 I would suggest getting tested, I did and I didn’t have it. But just because you don’t have syphilis, doesn’t mean you don’t have something else. And anyway, you should still get tested because who knows, just because I wasn’t positive doesn’t mean you won’t be too.
@vertexop5510
14 күн бұрын
@@uchilament will be visiting this week you also had rash after sex or what ?
@uchilament
14 күн бұрын
@@vertexop5510 no I hadn’t had sex but I had kissed people but I just assume it was a random rash. (This doesn’t mean you shouldn’t get tested)
@uchilament
14 күн бұрын
@@vertexop5510 also I know this sounds scary but the rash could be like herpes, hiv or something, so I suggest getting tested for basically everything they can test you for. Better to be safe than sorry.
Hiv genital wounds
What sickness is this?
Can you get syphilis non sexualy
@UmarFarooq-gt2so
4 ай бұрын
Yes
Someone purposely spreading syphilis to murder over here where I live .
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Follow JESUS GET MARRIED
Each person is responsible for their falls and up 75%.
Fun fact: they used to treat syphilis with malaria
@PERFECTDARK10
8 ай бұрын
I heard they treated is with Malarkey 😅
@DoctorODonovan
8 ай бұрын
Interesting
Thanks for the information, yours truly Donald Trump.
@user-yf6kj1nb5i
5 ай бұрын
I so much appreciate Dr.Ani John on KZread channel for his positive contribution towards curing my Shingle hsv virus. If the world had more people you, it will be a better place. Thank you so much Doctor Ani John ❤
Nature is a be yotch
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
Since no one wanna talk about it I will : why are all the presented examples black people..😅😅😅😂😂😂 And one Asian guy.....? Just saying 😅😅😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 watch the video again...
Example number one: Donald Trump
@CHILLLWINSTON
Ай бұрын
what the fuck? he’s living rent free in here too?
@user-rv1dn2ti6f
Ай бұрын
Fuck Joe Biden!
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤
@MonMon-ts6ww
19 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂
Let the people know Sex is bad for human anatomy
@user-yf6kj1nb5i
5 ай бұрын
I so much appreciate Dr.Ani John on KZread channel for his positive contribution towards curing my Shingle hsv virus. If the world had more people you, it will be a better place. Thank you so much Doctor Ani John ❤
I still don't understand how I got syphilis, I had only one partner and he didn't have any signs of syphilis, and when I got it I didn't have 1st stage, I didn't have any wounds in my mouth or on my penis but after some time I just got to 2nd stage where I had terrible rash all over my body, I wasn't in pain it just looked terrible, I don't know how did it happen or why I didn't have 1st stage.
@jonathangraham6412
5 ай бұрын
What other symptoms did you have
@user-yf6kj1nb5i
5 ай бұрын
I so much appreciate Dr.Ani John on KZread channel for his positive contribution towards curing my Shingle hsv virus. If the world had more people you, it will be a better place. Thank you so much Doctor Ani John ❤
@Deeznuts-cz3cs
5 ай бұрын
Please get on the alkaline diet
@RAJOHN-ke7mc
3 ай бұрын
One partner and one time is all it takes. Everyone doesn't show symptoms the same. Please do your research
Can anyone who is sti expert can share whtsp number to Me so that i can discuss further i m suspecting some symptoms
@GoungMayor
19 күн бұрын
*MR OBALAR* ON KZread CURED ME TOTALLY❤