Sexually Transmitted Disease

Sexually Transmitted Diseases are also referred to venereal diseases or also sexually transmitted infections. The infections are commonly shared through intercourse, anal, and oral sex. Unfortunely for most people, STD’s don’t always cause symptoms, which risks an increase in spreading them to others. “According to the American Social Health Organization, one out of four teens in the United States becomes infected with an STD each year. By the age of 25, half of all sexually active young adults will get an STD” (Johnson). Most STD’s can not be cured, but some can be cured with treatment. People can get STD’s through skin-to-skin contact from an infected area or intercourse, or also putting your hands, or mouth on the genitals of someone who is infected. No one is

Ed). Symptoms of Chlamydia include pain when peeing and having sex, vaginal bleeding, and abnormal discharge. If you do not treat Chlamydia it can lead to infertility in both women and men. Gonorrhea is bacteria that has to be in the body to survives; because of that you can only catch it through sexually activity. About 1 in 3 women who has gonorrhea also has chlamydia. Symptoms in chlamydia are also some of the same symptoms in gonorrhea, and some infected won’t develop any symptoms. Women who do not treat gonorrhea have major problems to their reproduction system. If untreated, the bacteria can spread throughout your body affecting your muscles joints and skin. Gonorrhea can be treated with an antibiotic called cefixime. Genital Herpes is another disease that most people don’t know they have. “Over 80% of people who are infected with genital herpes don’t know they have contracted it and most will never find out. It’s quite common for patients to live without knowing about their infection or suffering from any symptoms” (Dr. Ed). Some infected with the disease can pass it on to their sexual partners, and the partners can experience the symptoms of