Yes, syphilis is curable. This bacterial infection is easy to treat during its early stages. Although, no known home remedies and over-the-counter (OCT) medications that can cure it, the key point is it is treatable. One single shot of an Intramuscular (IM) injection that contains a long-acting drug of 2.4 million units of benzathine benzylpenicillin or also known as benzathine penicillin G can cure an individual who has the early stages of syphilis.
So, if your syphilis is at its latent (hidden) early-stage, primary, or secondary, you can get the single shot of the intramuscular injection for the cure. For the late stages or those individuals who don’t have an idea when they got it, the doctor would advise for three shots of the long-lasting IM injection on a weekly basis.
People who will undergo the syphilis treatment will expect after effects. The intramuscular injection medical procedure can kill the bacteria that caused the syphilis infection, and thus, prevent any further damage that it may cause. However, it will not repair the damage incurred before the treatment.
There are other drugs used to administer for the IM injection treatment, but for pregnant women, penicillin is the only drug to be used. For women who have an allergic reaction to penicillin, will need to go through the desensitization method to allow them to take the drug. Moreover, their newborn babies will still undergo the congenital syphilis test, and when found infected, they will get an antibiotic medication for the treatment.