Sexually Transmitted Diseases or Infections

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases or Infections
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Gonorrhea

• Caused by bacteria that can infect the mucous
  membranes of the penis, vagina, throat, or
  rectum.
• Gonorrhea While reported rates are at
  historically low levels, cases increased slightly
  from last year and more than 300,000 cases were
  reported in 2010. According to the CDC.

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What are the signs symptoms of Gonorrhea?

• Women
• often no signs or symptoms vaginal irritation
  discharge pain in lower abdomen

• Males
• frequent, painful urination heavy yellow
  discharge of pus from penis tenderness in groin
  or testicles swollen lymph nodes or groin

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Gonorrhea

• Can be cured with antibiotics
• If it is left untreated it can lead to PID and
  infertility.

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Chlamydia

• The most common bacterial STD in the USA.
• Cause Bacteria
• In 2010, 1.3 million chlamydia cases were
  reported.

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What are the signs symptoms of Chlamydia?

• Women
• usually no signs or symptoms painful urination
  vaginal discharge pain in lower abdomen
  bleeding between menstrual periods

• Men
• often no signs or symptoms painful, difficult
  urination white or yellow discharge from penis

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Chlamydia

• Cure Antibiotics
• If left untreated Can lead to PID and infertility

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Genital Herpes

• Cause Virus
• 2 types of Herpes Virus
• Type 1 found above the waist cold sores or
  fever blisters on the mouth
• Type 2 found below the waist

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What are the signs symptoms of Genital Herpes?

• Women
• usually no signs or symptoms painful blisters on
  cervix, vagina, vulva, thighs, or buttocks
  sluggish feeling fever flu-like symptoms lymph
  node enlargement

• Men
• usually no signs or symptoms blisters on penis,
  thighs, or buttocks painful urination sluggish
  feeling fever flu-like symptoms lymph node
  enlargement

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Herpes

• Cure None
• Genital herpes infection is common in the United
  States. Nationwide, 16.2, or about one out of
  six, people aged 14 to 49 years have genital
  HSV-2 infection according to the CDC.

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Syphilis

• Caused by bacteria that can spread through
  bloodstream to any organ in the body.

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What are the signs symptoms for Syphilis?

• First signs small, red bumps at the point of
  infection, which becomes an open sore oozing
  fluid (called a chancre)

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Syphilis

• Later signs a rash a dull, depressed feeling
  fever, joint pain hair loss, large moist sores
  around the sex organs or mouth
• Final stage blindness brain damage paralysis
  can cause death

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HPVHuman Papilloma Virus

• Caused by a virus
• 5 million new cases in U.S. teenagers each year,
  leading cause of cervical cancer .

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What are the signs and symptoms of HPV?

• causes warts in the genital and anal areas
• has been linked to cervical cancer and penile
  cancer
• NO CURE!
• Warts can be removed by tricloracetic acid
  podophyllin laser liquid nitrogen surgery

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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

• An infection of the uterus and fallopian tubes.
• Caused by Bacteria
• Signs/Symptoms vaginal discharge, burning during
  urination, abdominal or pelvic pain, pain during
  sexual intercourse, or bleeding between menstrual
  cycles.
• If left untreated may result in infertility

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Pubic Lice AKA Crabs

• Caused by an insect
• Signs/Symptoms Intense itching possible rash
  in genital area occasional swelling of lymph
  nodes in the groin
• Medicine Medicated lotions shampoos

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Testing diagnosis for STDs

• A person who has an STD can go to a family
  doctor, or a private doctor to get tested
• There are public health clinics that offer free
  or low-cost treatment
• Clinics can be found in the Yellow Pages

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Treatment for STDs

• After a person takes medicine and feels better,
  they have to keep taking the medicine until it is
  completely gone
• Sex partners should be treated at the same time
  for certain STDs
• If both sex partners are not treated at the same
  time, they can continue to re-infect each other

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Myths of STIs

• Birth control pills prevent STIs.
• Washing the genitals after sex prevents STIs.
• It is best to see if an STI goes away on its own
  before going to the doctor.
• The medicine for one kind of STI will cure any
  STI
• As soon as the person feels better, he or she can
  stop taking their medicine.
• If one sex partner is treated for an STI, the
  other partner doesnt need to be.
• It is easy to tell if a person has an STI.