Pain is grouped into two categories, chronic pain which is also know as long-term, and acute pain which is also known as short-term.  The severity of pain depends on the severity of the injury and also on how a certain person copes with pain.  Fear of something can increase the amount of pain experienced.

There are two main types of painkiller and these are aspirin drugs and narcotic drugs.  Types of aspirin drugs are ibuprofen or paracetamol whereas types of narcotic drugs are codeine and morphine.  These forms of pain relief work in different ways.  Aspirin drugs block the body’s ability to produce the feeling of pain or swelling while narcotic drugs block the messages of pain the body sends to the brain and the spinal cord.

Aspirin drugs are used as pain relief for mild pain and narcotic drugs are used as pain relief for severe pain.  Both types of pain relief work in different ways but can be combined to produce greater effects under the supervision of a qualified doctor.

Pain

There are also a number of alternative methods of pain relief such as mind and body exercises which can help to relieve symptoms.  Techniques such as distraction, relaxation and hypnosis can all help to divert the mind away from the pain.

Genital warts are considered to be the most common form of STD (sexually transmitted disease) and are caused by the virus called human papilloma virus (HPV).  Genital warts can be transmitted during sexual activity and by skin-to-skin contact with an individual who has the virus.

When the warts appear after infection, they can either be internal or external. In women they tend to be located in the vulva, the vagina, the anus and the cervix, whereas in men they can be found on the penis, the urethra and scrotum, as well as inside or on the anus.

It usually takes from between two weeks right up to several months for warts to appear after infection, and most individuals affected will not have any symptoms at all. People that do develop the warts may notice tiny, flesh-like growths which may appear anywhere in the anal or genital area. These are normally painless, but sometimes they can start itching.

Genital Warts

If an individual suspects that they may have genital warts, a medical appointment would have to be made, where the doctor would carry out a physical examination of the entire genital region, the anus included. The virus can never be eliminated from the body once infected, so outbreaks can occur spontaneously. Treatment for the visible warts though, include special liquids or cream put onto the wart, cryotherapy (freezing the warts off) or heat treatment to burn them off, removal by surgery or a less common method is to inject them with a certain drug.

Syphilis is most often a sexually transmitted disease, although it can be passed on through injecting drugs into a vein, from an infected pregnant woman to the unborn infant (congenital syphilis), or through blood transfusions.  It cannot be passed through casual person to person contact, i.e. touching, sharing toilet facilities or sharing things such as cutlery, etc.

Syphilis can be quite dangerous as it can lie in the body undetected and then resurface many years later affecting organs such as the eyes, brain, heart or nervous system.

Syphilis

Primary syphilis starts with painless sores on the skin which are very contagious.  These sores are known as chancres and can if another person comes into contact with these typically during sexual contact, then they will more than likely contract the syphilis infection.

Typically, between two to ten weeks later, more symptoms will appear and this is known as secondary syphilis.  These symptoms include tiredness, headaches, sore throat and skin rashes.  These symptoms will then disappear but the infection can lie dormant for many years and can then return causing organ damage and even organ failure.

Primary syphilis can be quite mild and therefore the patient may not know they even have the disease before passing it on.  It can be treated with antibiotics.

Abstaining from sex is the only definite way to avoid catching the syphilis infection.  However condoms do offer protection.  Sex toys should never be shared.