Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

By; Seryna Carpenter

Are you a teenager,adult, young adult, male or female, and wondering about STD’s? Then you are in the right place. In today's lessons by seryna we are going to talk about STD’s Particular we will talk about Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Genital Herpes, Syphilis, Hiv/Aids, and HPV. I will tell you how you can get one of these, prevent it, and exactly what is a STD.

Starting off what is a STD? According to http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/std.html a STD is infectious diseases that spread from person to person through intimate contact. STDs can affect guys and girls of all ages and backgrounds who are having sex — it doesn't matter if they're rich or poor. How to prevent this is simply do not have sex, but if you do always know who you are being intimate with and wear a condom to prevent yourself from getting one. Now let's talk about a few of the common sexually transmitted diseases.

Chlamydia what a scary word. What exactly is Chlamydia you ask well let me tell you.

Chlamydia is a common std found in men and women. It can make is so a women can not get pregant and if a women does chances of failed pregnancy or birth effect are increased or the baby could be born with chlamydia. How is is spread? It is spread through vaginal,anal and oral sex. You can catch this even if the man does not educate. Like you would think the only way not to catch this is know who you having sex with and wear a condom. How to self diagnose yourself with Chlamydia is watch for these symptoms. In men discharge from the penis, burning when peeing, or swelling in the balls. Symptoms in women include abnormal discharge, burning when peeing. You can get this STD in the rectum symptoms include rectal pain, discharge, and bleeding. This don’t sound very fun does it. Well what to do if you do by chance catch this? Go to the doctor and take the medication as described. It is curable you should not be sexually active until you have completed all the medication and passed a urine test. If you don't get treated you can get pelvic inflammatory disease(PID). What is PID you ask acordding to https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/health-and-wellness/pelvic-inflammatory-disease-pid

PID is a serious infection that develops when certain STDs or other infections aren’t treated. It can cause chronic pain and infertility.

Next topic is Gonorrhea. What is gonorrhea? A sexually transmitted bacterial infection that, if untreated, may cause infertility. It can cause infections in the genitals, rectum, and throat. It is a very common infection, especially among young people ages 15-24 years. You can get gonorrhea by having vaginal, anal, or oral sex with someone who has gonorrhea. If pregnant and have this STD you could give it to your child at birth. If you are a sexually active man who is gay, bisexual, or who has sex with men, you should be tested for gonorrhea every year.If you are a sexually active woman younger than 25 years or an older woman with risk factors such as new or multiple sex partners, or a sex partner who has a sexually transmitted infection, you should be tested for gonorrhea every year. It can be cured with medication but the medication won't undo any permanent damage caused by this STD. How to know if you have it some men with gonorrhea may have no symptoms at all. However, men who do have symptoms, may have: