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How much do you
know about STD's?
Take our quiz here.
HOW SAFE IS SAFE SEX----- REALLY?
“When you have sex with someone, you are having sex
with everyone they have had sex with for the last 10 years, and everyone
they and their partners have had sex with for the last 10 years”.
C.
Everett Koop, M.D., Former U.S. Surgeon General.
YOUR RISK OF CONTRACTING AN STD….
How many people have you
really been exposed to???
Your Number of |
Actual
Number You Are “Sexually” Exposed to |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 |
1 3 7 15 31 63 127 255 511 1,023 2,047 4,095 |
“Many
teenagers as well as adults are indirectly exposed to more than one
sexual partner each year because their partner has had sex with someone
else.”
Alan Guttmacher Institute,
1994
Did you know...
- 80% of the people infected with an STD don’t even know they have one.
- STDs are NOT prevented with condom use . Some STDs transmit through skin to skin contact.
- Condoms have a 17% failure rate, that’s 1 in 6 failures.
- STDs can be silent for years, with no outward symptoms. STDs are contagious even though there are no outward symptoms.
- STDs are the most common disease in America , next to the common cold.
- 1 in 5 Americans are infected with an STD.
- 15 million new cases are reported annually, over 41,000 a day.
- Over 65 million Americans are infected with an incurable STD.
- Up to 50 different strains of STDs now exist, whereas, in 1980, only syphilis and gonorrhea were common.
- New strains of STDs are resistant to treatment.
- STDs often cause chronic pain and permanent damage.
- STDs can cause infertility.
- Some STDs are incurable and can eventually kill.
What EVERY teenager should know…
- 63% of all STDs occur in people under the age of 25.
- Teenagers have a lower level of antibodies and are much more susceptible to STDs.
- Over 20% of all Americans over 12 are infected with an STD.
- STDs infect 3 million teenagers each year.
- 20 different STD strains are rampant among teenagers and young adults.
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW ABOUT….
TYPE OF STD |
WHAT YOU SHOULD LOOK FOR |
WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED |
Chlamydia |
There are usually no symptoms. Painful urination, some discharge and cramping may be present. Woman may experience bleeding between periods as well. |
STERILITY. 40% of sexually active people are carriers. It is the leading cause of sterility for men and women. For woman, it may result in the need to remove all reproductive organs. Mothers can pass it on to their children during childbirth. 75% of those infected don’t even know it. |
Gonorrhea |
Often there are no symptoms. Painful urination, some discharge and cramping may be present. |
STERILITY . 80% of those infected don’t even initially know it. Mothers can pass it on to their children during childbirth. |
Syphilis |
Initially painless sores on the genitalia, mouth and other body areas. Eventually leads to flu-like symptoms and a rash. Symptoms can show up within 3 to 12 weeks. |
BRAIN DISORDERS, HEART DISEASE, BLINDNESS, AND DEATH . This STD is also passed on to the child during pregnancy, causes birth defects, death and miscarriages. 50% of those infected don’t even know it. |
HIV/AIDS |
Symptoms can show up several months to years later and include flu-like symptoms of fever, diarrhea, tiredness, weight loss, swollen lymph glands, sore throat or white spots in the mouth. |
DEATH. This is still the 6 th leading cause of death for 15 to 24 year olds. HIV cannot be cured. A mother with HIV can pass it on to her baby while she is pregnant or nursing. 20% of the infections occur during the teenage years. |
Genital Herpes |
Often no symptoms are present. A flu-like feeling, blisters on the genitalia or mouth, and itching or burning may be present. Continuous outbreaks may result in hospitalization. |
CAUSES INFANT DEATH . A mother with Herpes can pass it on to her baby during childbirth. Infant death may result. Herpes cannot be cured. 75% of those infected don’t even know it. 25% of women are infected. |
HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) |
Often no symptoms are present. Men may experience wart-like growths in the genitalia. Woman may experience burning and itching and abnormal pap smears. Symptoms can show up years later. |
CANCER and DEATH . HPV has been linked to 85% of all cervical cancers. Woman with abnormal pap smears don’t even realize it is because of HPV. Men are inflicted with penal and anal cancer. 75% of the reproductive population is infected. |
Hepatitis B |
Often no symptoms. A flu-like feeling, dark urination, tiredness, jaundice (yellow skin) or light colored bowels may occur. Symptoms can show up 9 months later. |
PERMANENT AND SEVERE LIVER DAMAGE . This can lead to cancer of the liver, cirrhosis and even death. A mother can pass it on to her baby during child birth and up to 50% of those children will develop liver cancer. |
PID (Pelvic Inflammatory Disease) |
Often no symptoms are present. This disease impacts only woman and is often mistaken for menstrual cramps. |
INFERTILITY, ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND CANCER. Over 100,000 women become infertile each year. |
IF YOU ARE SEXUALLY ACTIVE….
- it is highly likely you will contract an STD,
- you may already have one even though you have no symptoms and,
- you can be legally liable for infecting someone else.
GET TESTED RIGHT AWAY! Contact our center and we can direct you to a confidential STD testing facility .
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