![]() In reality, the lab tests have shown that it is more likely to be due to aging as HIV is no longer the death sentence it once was at the end of the 20 th century. Many people who are living with HIV mistakenly believe that the virus is causing their hair loss. Chlamydia is another example of an STD that isn’t known to cause hair loss – however, a common treatment for chlamydia is the drug azithromycin, a macrolide antibiotic that works by killing the bacteria that cause the condition by depleting both your vitamin B and haemoglobin – occasionally leading to hair loss. While gonorrhoea and herpes are likely exhibit symptoms such as sores and fatigue, these infections are not known to directly cause hair loss. How do I know I am experiencing hair loss due to STDs? This normally occurs during the secondary stage of syphilis and can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin. While infections such as HIV, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and herpes have treatments that often cause temporary hair loss due to STDs, syphilis is capable of causing hair loss as a direct symptom. But is there anything you can do to recover from hair loss due to STDs? Unfortunately, a large amount of those who have contracted an STD have also found themselves losing their hair as a result of their infection. Luckily, many of these diseases can be easily treated, with symptoms beginning to dissipate over time. In 2018, Public Health England revealed that during the previous year, there were 140,000 individuals aged between 15 and 24 that contracted either gonorrhoea or chlamydia – that’s one diagnosis every four minutes. Having an STD, however, is a much more common occurrence than many people in the media seem to be believe. It’s not just about the infection itself, but also the fear of being ridiculed and ostracised by those around you as rumours begin to spread. ![]() ![]() Contracting a sexually transmitted disease is often a cause of shame, especially amongst young people.
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