5. Chlamydia
Semen
& Vaginal Fluids (mother/child)
Young women at greater risk because
of immature cervix
Commonly NO symptoms (discharge
penis/vagina/anal), painful urination,
anal pain, anal bleeding)
6. Chlamydia (cont.)
75% women/50% men have No Sxs
Urine Test
Antibiotics very effective
Untreated ~ infertility/sterility, premature
delivery, infant blindness
7. Gonorrhea
Semen & Vaginal Fluids (mother to child)
Young women at
risk ~ immature cervix
Men’s Sx: discharge (penis, anal), painful
urination and/or swollen testicles
Women’s Sx: usually very mild if present
(bleeding between periods, pain/burning
with urination, vaginal discharge
8. Gonorrhea (cont.)
Pelvic Inflammatory disease = can lead to
internal abscesses & long-lasting (chronic)
pelvic pain
Sterility/infertility, ectopic pregnancy,
epididymitis
Disseminated GC = infection goes to blood or
joints
Urine test, swab (throat, rectal)
Antibiotics very effective
9.
Syphili
Contact with sore/lesion (chancre),
s
mother/fetus
Diagnosed by blood test or examination of
ulcerative sore
MSM
risk ~ #’s in population
Mother/fetus = stillbirth, developmental
issues, seizures, death
Curable in early stages with antibiotics
10. Herpes Simplex Virus
Skin - Skin
Diagnosed via blood test/culture/visual
Sores don’t have to be present - transmit
HSV-I (cold sores)
HSV-II (genital sores)
Virus ~ no cure (daily suppressive therapy)
11. Human Papilloma
Virus
AKA: Genital Warts
Skin - Skin
Approx. 30 types of genital HPV: 4 related
to cervical/anal cancer
Diagnosed by visual inspection (no blood
test)
Virus ~ No Cure (warts can be frozen off)
12. Youth
risk for STDS
People < 25 account for over 9 million
new STD infections every year
The most common STD for people
between the ages of 15-24 is Chlamydia
Young women are at increased risk
Decrease in condom use
Prevention message
13. If You Are Sexually
Active…
…Get Tested for
Many STDS have NO symptoms
STDs!
Routine physicals do not include STD
screening ~ ask to be tested
Easily Treated (in most cases)
Untreated = serious consequences
Where can you get tested?
14. Where Can You Get
Tested?
Snohomish Health District
Planned Parenthood Clinic
Community Health Center Clinic
* We Have a Handout w/ addresses &
15. HIV
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Why didn’t we include HIV in the _____
game? Risk (young MSM & Bi-)
Transmission
Window Period
Testing
&
16. WARNING:
Prevention not as effective at
Abstinence
Condoms are
preventing herpes or genital warts
Mutual monogamy
(HPV) transmission as they are at
Not “going all the way”
preventing the transmission of
Reduce number of sexual partners
other sexually transmitted
diseases.partners
Talk with You may have sores or
viral shedding in the genital
Get Tested (and treated!)
region which may not be covered
condoms (e.g., labia, scrotum).
by Condoms
17. Condom
Effectiveness
Intact latex/polyurethane condoms do NOT
allow air, water, viruses or bacteria to pass
through
97% effective against infection (if used
properly and consistently)
One study showed, among 124 discordant
couples who used condoms consistently
over 2 years, the negative partner did not
get infected with HIV
18. Harm
Reduction
Abstinence (no sex of any kind with anyone)
Have sex with only one person who does not have an
STD and/or HIV and only has sex with you
Limit sexual contact (non-penetrative)
Condoms - correct and consistent use
Reduce number of sexual partners
Use a clean needle/injection equipment every time
Do not share needles and/or injection equipment
Talk with new partners about risk reduction
Get Tested for STDs (take medicine for bacterial
infections)
*Avoid sex if you have symptoms of an STD
*Notify recent sex partners if you have an STD
Babies: stillbirth, low birth weight (less than five pounds), eye infection, pneumonia, neonatal sepsis (infection in the baby’s blood stream), neurologic damage, blindness, deafness, acute hepatitis, meningitis, chronic liver disease, and cirrhosis.
No Symptoms = SILENT INFECTION
Epididymitis is an inflammation of the coiled tube (epididymis) at the back of the testicle that stores and carries sperm. Pain and swelling are the most common signs and symptoms. Males of any age can get epididymitis, but it's most common in men between the ages of 19 and 35.
Often called the Great Imitator: so many signs/sx are indistinguishable from other diseases