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STD's
Learn about your risk of Sexually Transmitted Diseases!
There are over 25 different Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs), some are curable, some incurable, and some lead to death.
Symptoms may include:
• Discharge from the penis or vagina
• Rashes and Sores on skin
• Painful urination
• Blisters, sores, and itching on or around genitals
• Damage to internal organs
• Fever and headaches
• Abdominal pain
• Strong Odor
Permanent damage from STDs include: chronic pelvic pain, infertility, cervical cancer, major body organ damage, and death.
Curable STDs
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis
Pubic Lice/ Crabs
Incurable STDs
Herpes
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
HIV/AIDS
Antibiotics can be taken for both curable and incurable STDs. Other ways of removing STDs is through burning, cutting, or chemically removing sores. Do not think that curable STDs do not cause harm to you body, long term effects include infertility, nerve damage, bone damage, organ damage, blindness and more.
Statistics on STDs
• Over 70 million Americans are infected by a STD.
• Each year 4 million additional teens will get an STD
• 1 in 4 sexually active teens will contact a STD before the age of 18
• Women with HPV have a 95% chance of getting cervical cancer
• There were approximately 14,000 cases of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV and AIDS reported in North Carolina for the first three months of 2005.
• Pitt County ranks 7th in the state for reported cases of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea and 6th in the state for AIDS.
Prevention Facts
• There are no vaccines for STDs.
• Condoms often fail, and many STDs are transferred through skin to skin contact.
• STD can be spread through oral sex.
• Even if you only have one partner, if either of you have had partners in the past you could still become infected. Many people never have symptoms for STDs.
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