What is Your STD? | Symptoms | Statistics | Facts | Miscellaneous |
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What is Chlamydia
Is an infection caused by a kind of bacteria that is passed during sexual contact. It is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection in the United States.
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What is Herpes
These "cold sores" or "fever blisters" can show up on the lips or around the mouth and may last last a few weeks and go away. They may return in weeks, months, or years
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What is Gonorrhea
Can be a serious health risk if it is not treated. It affects more than 800,000 women and men in the United States every year.
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What is Syphilis
The early stages are easy to treat and If you have this STD, you will need to take an antibiotic.
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What is Condoms
Not 100% effective at preventing disease or pregnancy. However, they are extremely effective if used properly
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What is Gonorrhea
Is an infection caused by a kind of bacteria that is passed during sexual contact. It can infect the penis, vagina, cervix, anus, urethra, or throat. Sometimes it is called "the clap" or "the drip."
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What is Chlamydia
Has no symptoms. Most people are not aware that they have the infection — especially women. But may experience, abnormal vaginal discharge, the urge to urinate more than usual, etc
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What is Genital warts
Are very common, between 500,000 and 1 million people get them every year.
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What is Chlamydia
Even if the symptoms go away, the infection may still be in your body, therefore, may tell you to be re-tested for this STD in 3 to 4 months, to ensure its gone
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What is Pap Smear
Checks the cervix for abnormal cell changes AKA Cancer
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What is Herpes
Is a very common infection. It is caused by two different but closely related viruses. Both are easy to catch. They remain in the body for life and can produce symptoms that come and go.
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What is Syphilis
Secondary Stage —Other symptoms often appear 3–6 weeks after the sores appear, including mild fever, fatigue, sore throat, hair loss, weight loss, swollen glands, headache, and muscle pains.
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What is Chlamydia
More than three times as common as gonorrhea and more than 50 times as common as syphilis
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What is Gonorrhea
People diagnosed with this STD, often have chlamydia as well.
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What is 98%
What is the percentage, condoms may prevent pregnancy??
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What is Genital warts
Are caused by one of two types of HPV — types 6 and 11. And are also passed from one person to another by skin-to-skin contact, usually during sex play.
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What is Gonorrhea
When women have symptoms, they commonly experience abdominal pain, bleeding between menstrual periods, fever, menstrual irregularities, painful intercourse, painful urination, and throwing up
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What is Herpes
More than half of American adults have their oral area affected. And about 1 out of 6 American adults have their genital area affected.
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What is Genital warts
Depending on where they are located. Some prescription treatments can be used at home. Other treatments must be applied by your health care provider.
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What is Annually
How often a female get checked for STD?
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What is Syphilis
Is a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacteria that are passed sexually and especially contagious in the early stage of the disease, when sores are present.
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What is Genital warts
Symptoms are flesh-colored, soft-to-the-touch bumps on the skin that may look like the surface of a cauliflower. They often grow in more than one place and may cluster in large masses.
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What is Syphilis
One out of three people who has this disease and not treated suffer serious damage to the nervous system, heart, brain, or other organs, and death may result.
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What is Herpes
Although, the treatment is helpful, there is no cure. However, in most cases outbreaks become fewer and weaker over the course of a few years.
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What is 72 hours (three days)
After unprotected sex, you'll have have up to _______ to reduce the risk of pregnancy.
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