Symptoms
You can’t protect yourself if you don’t know what to look for. STD symptoms vary widely — some are obvious, some are hardly noticeable, and some STDs show no symptoms at all — meaning the only way you can be totally sure of your status is to get tested. Most STDs are treatable or manageable, but not without professional help.
Symptoms of HIV and STDs
Prevention
HIV and other STDs are easily spread from one partner to another, but STDs are preventable. The best way to prevent getting or spreading an STD is to be responsible about your sex life. Protect yourself and your partner.
Find Out How
Get Resources
Sometimes it can be hard to tell if you need to get tested for an STD. If you or your partners have any of the symptoms of an STD — or if you’re worried at all that you may have contracted one — you should go ahead and do it.
Where to Get Tested
last updated June 30, 2023