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STD’s

STD’s. By: Alyson Smith Ashley Morgan Kendra McElhenny. Types. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Also known as… Sexually Transmitted Infection Venereal Disease Any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact. Terminology. 1990’s originally called venereal disease Verneris:

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STD’s

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  1. STD’s By: Alyson Smith Ashley Morgan Kendra McElhenny

  2. Types

  3. Sexually Transmitted Diseases • Also known as… • Sexually Transmitted Infection • Venereal Disease • Any disease characteristically transmitted by sexual contact

  4. Terminology • 1990’s originally called venereal disease • Verneris: • Latin for Venus • Roman goddess for…

  5. Time Line

  6. If left UNTREATED • Sterility (unable to have a child) • Brain damage • Heart disease • Birth defects • Low birth rate • Premature birth • Increase risk for some types of cancer • Death

  7. PassedThrough • Oral Sex • Anal Sex • Skin to Skin contact

  8. Increase of getting It • Sexual activity at a young age • Multiple partners • Unprotected sex

  9. Ways you can’t get it • Giving blood • Sitting next to an infected person • Sitting on toilet seats • Sharing eating utensils • Touching doorknobs • Using swimming pools

  10. Avoiding/Alternatives • Don’t have sex • Masturbation • Caressing & Massaging • Kissing • Fantasizing

  11. Prevention • Use a barrier method • Condoms • Limit the number of partners you have • Have a regular physical exam

  12. Treatment • Vaccines are available that protect against some viral STIs, such as Hepatitis B and some types of HPV. • Over the counter medicine • Anti biotic • azithromycin, cefixime, and metronidazole. • Shampoos and lotions given by your doctor

  13. Men/Women • Std’s are more common in men • Women get them easier then men • 50% higher chance • Women are more likely to have symptoms • Gonorrhea more common in women. • Std’s are more severe to women.

  14. Which is Which? • HIV- is the most deadliest • Chlamydia- is the most dangerous • HPV is the least dangerous • Gonorrhea is the most reported

  15. Random • At least 2 people a day die of an std • 12 million people infected in the U.S each year • About 50 known and recognized • A girl is 4X more likely to get an std than to get pregnant.

  16. Continued • 65 million of people living in the US have an STD • 15 million of new STD cases each year • 2/3 of all STD's occurs in people 25 yrs of age or younger • one in four new STD cases occur in teenagers

  17. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm2lUlIZmF8

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