Symptoms include skin ulcers, then flu like symptoms with rash, then enters a latent stage where it begins to damage the brain, spinal cord, heart and other organs. It can be cured with a proper course of antibiotics. It is passed during sexual intercourse from one partner to another. For women, symptoms may include abnormal discharge, swelling of the labia, discomfort with intercourse, burning with urination, or there may be no symptoms. Men generally do not show symptoms.
Treatment is with antibiotics.
The most common symptoms are the feeling of having to urinate often, pain and burning with urination, and blood in the urine. Antibiotics are given to treat these infections. It is a permanent form of birth control and is one of the safest methods. It is accomplished by blocking the tubes that carry sperm to mix with the seminal fluid. The operation does not affect hormone production, masculine characteristics, sex drive or the ability to have an erection, ejaculation or orgasm.