Syphilis in women is diagnosed through laboratory tests, including pathogen tests, serologic tests, and so on.
The diagnosis of syphilis in women is no different from that of men, and is based on a thorough laboratory workup. The diagnosis cannot be made solely on the basis of the patient’s symptoms and signs. The most common way to confirm the diagnosis of syphilis is serologic examination, including non-syphilis spirochete test and syphilis spirochete test, the latter is used to confirm the diagnosis, and the former is used for qualitative and quantitative detection, which can be used for screening and evaluation of the efficacy of treatment.
In addition, pathogen examination can be done, that is, the skin of the lesion is taken for testing, and the diagnosis can be confirmed after the examination finds the syphilis spirochete. Syphilis infection may present with a variety of symptoms, including skin changes, genital herpes, enlarged lymph nodes, etc. Symptoms are not specific and therefore do not assist in diagnosis.
Serologic tests should be completed promptly after syphilis is suspected and treatment should be received immediately after the diagnosis is confirmed.