LGV is a bacterial infection.
LGV is spread by oral,anal or vaginal sexual intercourse.
SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS Of LGV
- Painful inflammation inside your vagina
- Genital lesions (on the labia or inside the vagina)
- Painful inflammation inside your butt (proctitis)
- Constipation or diarrhea, often with a bloody or pus-filled discharge
- Genital lesions (on or in penis, scrotum)
- Swelling (masses) in the groin, may push through skin and leak fluid
- Swelling of glands in the neck and/or armpits
- Buboes (swelling and rupture of glands near site of infection)
- Fever
- Chills
- Headache
- Joint pain
- Loss of appetite
Luckily LGV can be treated if caught soon enough. It is kind of a lead up STI to other, more serious STI's like Chlamydia.
Treated with doxycycline this is also used for Chlamydia.
Treated with doxycycline this is also used for Chlamydia.
If You are curious about having LGV you can get tested here. 508 W Wisconsin Ave
Appleton, WI 54911
Appleton, WI 54911