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I will be out of town for a few days and won't be able to answer questions. If you would like to email me at DWooley97@yahoo.com I will answer you on my return. What's wrong with me? What should I do to prevent getting a disease? These are the kinds of questions I can answer for ladies or men. Please ask me any questions about STD's (Sexually Transmitted Diseases)that you would like to talk to a woman about. I'm not a medical professional but have 20 years of counseling experience.

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I have counseled young ladies for 20 years.

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20 years counseling experience.

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Hereditary Syphillis

Expert: DW - 10/9/2009

Question
Re: the granuloma that might be present in a disease such as Syphilis ... since this disease can be hereditary... Is it possible for Syphilis to stay dormant in the body until adulthood? if so, please explain how is it so? Thank You Kindly, Martha

Answer
Here's an example of staying dormant in the body
http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1116

I'm sure if you do a search on the internet you can find more examples of this. I am just learning myself so happy to do the research for you.

Diane W.

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