the blood pools in your legs or if your blood is prone to clotting. About half of the people who experience DVT have no symptoms until the clot forms and interrupts circulation, which can be fatal.
What To Do: Look out for persistent pain and swelling in one leg and be vigilant when you are going through long periods of inactivity, such as long-haul flights or bed rest after an operation.
5. Chlamydia
This sexually transmitted disease is one of the most common STDs and can present without symptoms for a while – in fact, 80% of women with chlamydia are unaware that they have it. If it’s so common and can go unnoticed, why is it serious? The answer is that untreated chlamydia can cause a host of health complications including infertility, reactive arthritis and pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).
What To Do: Be sure to practice safe sex which includes:
- using a condom every time you have vaginal or anal sex.
- using a condom to cover the penis during oral sex.
- using a dam (a piece of thin, soft plastic or latex) to cover the female genitals during oral sex or when rubbing female genitals together.
- not sharing sex toys.