Join Dr. Jeffrey Kirchner at 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, July 11, for an informative discussion about STDs. The information below is adapted from their published materials on STIs. Once very common, reported cases of chancroid have fallen to fewer than 1,500 per year in the United States. This may be due to increased condom use among American men.
Untreated chancroid can infect and swell the glands located in the groin.
These swollen sores are called buboes. Men are more commonly infected than women. Symptoms usually appear within a week of infection. Chlamydia Chlamydia is a very common and invisible sexually transmitted infection that can cause sterility in women and men. Reiter's syndrome involves eye infections, urethritis and arthritis.