It is disappointing in today’s society that STDs has been looked over. The STD’s rate in young adults has been increasing as time passes. Young adults should be the most concerned in the United States, since STDs rate have been drastically increasing for them. This health inconsistency is due to many factors; this paper will be discussing the behavior, growth of different types of STDs, STD-related stigma, and prevention of STDs among young adults. STD awareness is important for this age group so
Introduction Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) now referred to as sexual transmitted infections (STI) because some people can be infected and infecting others but never show signs of the disease. Of the estimated 12 million new cases of STD/STIs, women are diagnosed with two-thirds of those cases each year in America. Contrary to popular belief, oftentimes, women are exposed to STD/STIs after just one contact with an infected partner. STD/STIs are of particular anguish among women because of
doctors inform and demonstrate ways on caring for the self. The contemporary view of health promotion is an individual driven prevention assisted by health care professionals. This new style of health promotion lets patients get involved with their health by adapting a lifestyle that changes the way they approach health prevention. In the historical view of head psychological problems were not counted as major factor contributing to patients illness, but contemporary health promotion is built on the foundations
“Four million adolescents contract an STD each year” (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). How can we reduce these numbers? I believe distributing condoms in each high school would drop these numbers dramatically. Not only is it going to help prevent pregnancies, STDs and abortion it would make the students feel better that they have protection and are having safer sex. I feel that if condoms were given out it would help tremendously with these problems. Condom distribution in high schools
Prevention and Screenings: Mayoclinic: Men's Health: Preventing the Top 7 Threats: Mayoclinic offers pertinent information regarding the prevention and screening of the top 7 threats to men's health, including heart disease, cancer, motor accidents, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and suicide. Taking the proper preventative measures to curtailing the top 7 threats will empower men to take control of their life. Agency of Health Care Research and Quality: Men:
Sexually Transmitted Disease also known as “STDs” and Venereal Diseases, and they include more than 20 different types of infections transferred from sexual partners to the other. Recent studies have shown that the rate of STD’s in young adults and teens have been increasing rapidly and statistics have shown that every 1 in 4 teen has or has been in contact with an STD. This is an issue that has been around for generations mainly because safe sex precautions are not stressed enough in education systems
nature act of having sex once the teenage individual biological hormones become active. The major dilemma is the fear of giving condoms as a green light to go forth and have sex. When in reality giving condoms could be an inexpensive and affective prevention measure that school districts could incorporate. The choice to use a condom during sex can make all the difference in determining the participants’ future. Even though some adults feel the distribution of condoms in high school may promote the act
Sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are not just a problem of the young; the elderly can suffer from them, too. A common misconception in today’s society is the belief that getting old means saying goodbye to your sex life. Numerous surveys confirm that sexual activity persists among the aging population, and as long as a person remains sexual active the possibility of contracting an STDs, including HIV continues to be a risk(3). A study has shown that more than sixty percent of individuals over
particular day because I had several questions about pregnancy and prevention that I was too embarrassed to ask my parents. Class started and the “specialist” stepped up to the board to introduce herself and begin the lesson. She started off by stating statistics on teen pregnancy and STD rates and continued on into the dynamics of relationships. I was thoroughly enjoying the class until she mentioned that the only way to prevent pregnancy and STDs is abstinence. She did not go in depth with it, so when she
annually in the United States alone (“STD Facts-Syphilis” 2010). Treponema pallidum is the bacterium that causes syphilis. Being one of the most common STDs, syphilis is a bacterial sexually transmitted disease that acts quite differently from the other common STDs because it acts in stages. Fortunately, there are antibiotics to cure syphilis; however, there are not cures for the other health related problems that it causes. Syphilis is a bacterial STD caused by the Treponema pallidum bacteria