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Unplanned pregnancy
Between 800,000 and 900,000 female teenagers get pregnant each year 1 in 5 sexually active female teenagers gets pregnant each year 4 in 10 of all girls become pregnant at least once before they reach the age of 20
Contact with bodily fluids of infected person (semen, vaginal secretions, blood, breast milk) Contactwithgenitals,skin,ormucous membranesofinfectedperson Direct contact with open sores Mother to baby before birth, during birth, or during breast-feeding
VIRAL STDs
Cannot be cured Symptoms can be treated Examples Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Genital Herpes Hepatitis Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
PARASITIC STDs Can be cured with medicine Examples Pubic Lice Scabies Trichomoniasis
Chlamydia-
Also known as the silent disease 75% of women, and 50% of men show no symptoms
Bacterium that infects reproductive organs and causes mucous discharge Most reported STD Highest rates found in 15-19 year olds Can be passed from mother to child during childbirth
Symptoms
Pain during urination Vaginal/penis discharge Pelvic pain
Treatment
Antibiotics by both infected
If untreated
(F) Infertility,ectopic pregnancies, PID (M) Injured reproductive organs, swollen testicles (I) Illness, blindness
Gonorrhea
Symptoms Bacteriumthatinfects mucousmembranes Canbepassedtoinfant duringchildbirth Secondmostreported STD Women:15-19 Men:20-24
Pain during urination Vaginal/penis discharge Pain in abdomen
Treatment
Antibiotics (bacteria becoming resistant)
If Untreated
(W) PID (M) Scarring of urethra, swelling of testicles (I) Blindness, joint infection, blood infection
PelvicInflammatory Disease(PID)
Inflammation of upper female reproductive tract from bacterial infection from vagina Common and serious complication of some STDs Symptoms
Pain in abdomen Vaginal discharge Long/painful menstrual periods Fever/nausea
Treatment
Antibiotics (cannot repair damage done)
If Untreated
Scars in fallopian tube/uterus (causes infertility) Pelvic pain
Syphillis
Phase 1 (10-90 days later) Bacterium that causes Painless chancre ulcers or chancres Phase 2 (2-8 weeks later) Can spread through the Fever, rash, joint pain blood, damages nervous Phase 3 (2 or more years later) system/organs Heart/nervous system damage Can be passed to infants Possible death during childbirth Treated with antibiotics
Syphilis
Syphilis is often called the great imitator because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases.
Treatment
No cure! Antiviral meds shorten outbreaks
If Untreated
(W) Higher risk of cervical cancer (M) Increased risk of genital cancers
6.2 million Americans get a new genital HPV infection each year
Treatments
No cure, antiviral meds may shorten outbreaks
Genital Herpes
Hepatitis
Inflammation of liver 5 different types, caused by 5 different viruses Hepatitis B and C can be sexually transmitted, life threatening Symptoms
Yellowing of skin (jaundice) Tiredness, muscle aches, fever Darkening of urine
Treatment
No cure, medications may stop spread of virus Vaccine for Hepatitis B
If untreated
Liver damage Liver failure Liver cancer Premature death
Parasitic STDS
Pubic Lice:
strain of lice found in pubic hair Spread by skin to skin contact
Scabies:
Tiny mites that burrow into the skin of infected person Spread by skin to skin contact
Trichomoniasis
STD caused by protozoan (single celled animal just a little larger than bacterium Female symptoms: Itching, discharge, painful urination Males usually have no symptoms