Exually Ransmitted Iseases
Exually Ransmitted Iseases
Exually Ransmitted Iseases
Transmitted
Diseases
What is an STD?
an infection that can be transmitted through sexual
contact with an infected individual. They are sometimes
called sexually transmitted infections (STIs).1
• Vaginal sex
• Anal sex
• Oral sex
• Skin-to-skin contact
• Infected Mother to child
Why Is This Important?
Often no signs or symptoms
. FACT
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1 in 2 sexually active
persons will contract an
STD by age 25 .
Myth or Fact?
1.Birth control protects against
pregnancy and STDs.
3. MYTH
The birth control pill does not protect
against STDs. Couples having sex must
always use condoms or another barrier
along with the Pill to protect against STDs
and pregnancy at the same time.
Myth or Fact?
1.Once you’ve had an STD, you can’t
get it again.
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4. MYTH
You can get some STDs more than just
once. Some STDs are yours for life, like
herpes and HIV. Others, like chlamydia
and gonorrhea, can be treated, but you
may get infected again if you have sexual
contact with someone who has them.
Myth or Fact?
1.Anal sex has a higher risk of spreading STDs
than many other types of sexual activity.9
4. FACT
Anal sex does have a higher risk of
spreading STDs. The lining of the
anus is thin and can easily be
damaged, which makes it more
vulnerable to infection.
Myth or Fact?
1.Abstinence is the only method of
contraception that is 100% risk-free. 11
8. MYTH
Depending on how your partner defines being a virgin,
it is possible for them to have contracted an STD/STI.
Your partner might not have had vaginal sex, but may
have had oral sex with someone (and still consider
themselves a virgin), putting themselves at risk for an
STD. Also, there are other STIs (herpes and HPV) that
are passed through skin-to-skin contact, even if no
penetration has taken place.
Myth or Fact?
8.Only “trashy” people get
STDs.8
Chlamydia HIV
Gonorrhea* Herpes
Syphilis HPV
Trichomoniasis Hepatitis B
Antibiotics can cure
bacterial STDs…
Female Male
Symptoms: Symptoms:
• Abnormal vaginal discharge • Discharge from the penis
• Burning sensation when urinating • Burning sensation when
urinating
• Pain & swelling in one or both
Can lead to: testicles (less common)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
(PID) Can lead to:
-Abdominal & pelvic pain • Infection spreads to tube that
-Long-term pelvic pain carries sperm from the testicles
-inability to get pregnant -Pain
-ectopic pregnancy -Fever
• Inability to have children
(rare)
Gonorrhea
How’s It Spread?
1. Vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has
gonorrhea19
Female Male
Symptoms: Symptoms:
• Painful or burning sensation when • Burning sensation when urinating
urinating • A white, yellow, or green discharge
• Increased vaginal discharge from the penis
• Vaginal bleeding between periods • Painful or swollen testicles (less
common)
Can lead to:
• Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) Can lead to:
-Formation of scar tissue • Painful condition in the tubes
that blocks fallopian tubes attached to the testicles.
-Ectopic pregnancy -Inability to have children
-Inability to get pregnant (rare)
-Long-term -Sterile
pelvic/abdominal pain
Syphilis
“The Great Imitator” 20
Rash:
• Can develop anywhere on the body
• Usually rough, red or reddish brown spots when on palms
of the hands and/or the bottoms of the feet
• Non-itchy
• Usually appears 4 weeks after chancre heals21
Symptoms:
• Difficulty coordinating muscle movements
• Paralysis (not able to move certain parts of your body)
• Numbness
• Blindness
• Dementia (mental disorder)
• Damage to internal organs
• Can result in death
Types
• Cardiovascular syphilis
• Late benign syphilis
• Passed during sex
Trichomoniasis 22 • 70% of infected people
have no signs/symptoms.
Female Male
Symptoms: Symptoms:
• Itching, burning, redness or • Itching or irritation inside the
soreness of the genitals penis
• Discomfort with urination • Burning after urination or
• Thin discharge (can be clear, ejaculation
white, yellowish, or greenish) • Some discharge from the penis
with an unusual smell
NO CURE 14
Symptoms:
1. One or more blisters on or around the genitals, rectum, or mouth.
2. The blisters break and leave painful sores that may take weeks to
heal.
These symptoms are sometimes called “having an outbreak”.
1. Genital warts
2. Cervical pre-cancer
3. Other HPV-related cancers
Hepatitis 25
3 Main Ways:
1. Unprotected sex with people living
with HIV (vaginal, oral, or anal)
2. Blood to blood contact
3. Exposure to HIV before or during birth
or through breastfeeding 27
HIV
“Flu-like” symptoms (if any) about 2-4 weeks after exposure:
Fever
Enlarged lymph nodes
Sore throat
Rash26
Reduced Risk —
Protected Sex: “Correct and consistent”
use of condoms/barriers
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Different kinds: 30
• Latex
• Polyurethane (“Non-Latex”)
• Lambskin 31
Do’s and Don’ts of
male condom use 32
Do’s Don’ts
• DO keep condoms in a cool, • DON’T use expired condoms.
dry place • DON’T unroll the condom before
putting it on the penis
• DO put the condom on an
erect (hard) penis before any
• DON’T leave condoms in hot
places (wallet, car, etc.)
genital contact
• DON’T use oil-based products
• DO hold the condom in place (baby or cooking oils, hand
at the base of the penis lotion, Vaseline, etc.) as
before withdrawing (pulling lubricants with latex condoms
out) after sex • DON’T use your fingernails or
teeth while opening the condom
• DO throw the condom away wrapper.
after it’s been used
• DON’T reuse a condom
• DO use water-based • DON’T use more than one
lubrication (vaginal sex) or condom at a time
silicone-based (anal sex)
More Protection
For women:
If you are age 24 or younger and having sex = once every year
If you are age 25 or older = if you have more than one sex partner or a new
sex partner.
If you have had sex with someone who tested positive for chlamydia or
gonorrhea.
For men:
Talk with a doctor about getting tested if you have had sex with someone who
tested positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea.
Where To Get Tested
•https://gettested.cdc.gov/
•https://www.stdcheck.com/std-test-center.php
•www.gytnow.org
•Planned Parenthood
(http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center)
All sexually active people are
at risk for STDs
Resources
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2. http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/STI-Estimates-Fact-Sheet-Feb-2013.pdf
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14. http://www.rhtp.org/std/types.asp
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17. https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/stds/conditioninfo/Pages/types.aspx
18. http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats12/slides.htm
19. http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm
20. http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/STDFact-Syphilis.htm
21. http://www.cdc.gov/std/training/std101/presentations-2014/std-101-common-clinicians-2014.pdf
22. http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/stdfact-trichomoniasis.htm
23. http://www.cdc.gov/std/herpes/stdfact-herpes.htm
24. http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/stdfact-hpv.htm
Resources
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31. http:///advocatesaz.org/2012/05/02/allergic-to-latex-you-can-still-have-safer-sex
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33. http://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/birth-control/female-condom
34. http://www.nakedtruth.idaho.gov/dental-dams.aspx
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36. http://healthfinder.gov/HealthTopics/Category/health-conditions-and-diseases/hiv-and-other-stds/syphilis-testing-
questions-for-the-doctor
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chlamydia-and-gonorrhea#the-basics_2
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