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Treatment
Different types
of treatments are given for each STD. For some, treatment involves
taking pills or getting a shot to kill the organism that caused
the STD. Some STDs are viruses and cannot be cured, but treatment
can ease the symptoms and stop more damage to your body. Treatments
for viruses include pills, topical creams, freezing or burning of
the infected area, or surgery.
Treatment
Tips
- Take ALL
the medicine you are given, even if you start to feel better before
the medicine runs out.
- Talk to
your health care provider (doctor or nurse) about when you can
safely have sex again. Remember, you don't want to infect your
partner because he or she could give the disease back to you.
- Never take
anyone else's medicine or give yours to someone else. Never split
prescription medicines with someone.
- Go back
to the clinic for more tests if you are asked to do this.
- Tell the
people you've had sex with that you've learned you have an STD
and they need to be tested.
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