Any STD...HIV - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

charlestonSC07 · 11-30-2007, 10:41 PM

ok somebody please answer this question and make sure that you have facts to back it up

if you have a STD and don't go and get it treated will it turn into HIV or AIDS
i know for women it can result in cervical cancer eventually but what else

Xant · 12-01-2007, 01:33 AM

If you aren't infected with the specific HIV virus then nothing will turn into HIV. Other STDs don't turn into HIV suddenly..

Women can get cervical cancer from the the HPV virus which also gives you genital warts..no other STD will suddenly turn into it..

janewhite1 · 12-01-2007, 10:57 AM

If you have other STDs, such as gonorrhea, syphilis, or chlamydia, and they go untreated, you could eventually become sterile, suffer serious health problems, or even die.

HPV (warts) is most often harmless, but some types make you much more likely to get cervical cancer.

Herpes and Trichomoniasis rarely produce really dangerous complications in healthy adults, but treatment can save you a lot of pain (Both of those HURT).

None of these things will "cause" you to get AIDS. Only exposure to HIV will do that.

If you have symptoms of an STD, or you have been exposed (a partner has one), you should get tested as soon as possible. You can probably

Here is what the CDC has to say:

[url]http://www.cdc.gov/std/healthcomm/fact_sheets.htm[/url]