How to tell if you have an STD by Business Insider Plenty of illnesses announce their arrival with annoying or even alarming symptoms. But sexually transmitted diseases (better known as STDs) often don't. "In general, we say that most STDs are mostly asymptomatic," Dr. Charlotte Gaydos, a professor in the division of infectious diseases Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, told INSIDER. That means you might have an STD for a long time — potentially spreading it to sexual partners and leaving yourself at risk for health complications — but have no idea you're infected. This lack of symptoms is particularly prominent for certain STDs. For example, most people with chlamydia have no symptoms, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is especially true for women: Up to 80% of women with the infection don't have them, Gaydos said. About half of women also don't show gonorrhea symptoms, Gaydos added (but men us...

Male Fertility FAQs and Advice: How to Keep Your Swimmers Strong by The Manual Do hot tubs fry sperm? Should we burn our briefs and replace them with boxers? Do little swimmers get slower after a whiskey neat? We’re here to set straight all the hype about your nether regions and fertility. The Manual asked Dr. Brian Levine, founding partner and practice director of CCRM New York about the junk in our trunks and why and how we should and can help our swimmers get healthy. The Manual: Why should guys be aware of their fertility health? Dr. Brian Levine: Fertility is a good parameter of general health. Fertility can be a first checkpoint for a man to see if he needs to see a specialist (i.e. a urologist). Warning signs might include constant headaches, double vision, discharge from the breasts, sexual dysfunction, or pain with intercourse. If you’re trying to have a bambino, it’s dependent on the woman’s fertility, right? When evaluating an infertile couple, male fertility ...