Whether or Not to Have Sex

Abstinence is one way to help, but what people need to realize is that it is not working. According to a 2000 poll done by the Centers for Disease Control, 48% of sexually transmitted diseases are accounted for in people between the ages of fifteen to twenty-four. It is also reported that teens are more likely than other age groups to have multiple sex partners and practice unsafe sex more often. The three most common diseases in teens are Chlamydia, human papillomavirus (HPV), and trichomoniasis. These diseases account for more than eighty-eight percent of new cases in this age group (Davidnow, 2004).

In addition to oral and genital lesions, the virus can also cause an infection of the eye involving the eyelid, conjunctiva, and cornea. A finger infection called herpectic whitlow affects health care providers because of exposure to lung and mouth secretions during procedures and young childr... ... middle of paper ... ...course if condoms were not used. Treatment comes in the form of arious antifungal vaginal fungal creams (like clotrimazole and miconazole) which are available over the counter for use in the vagina. Conclusion We think of these diseases and most of us are in the habit of saying that it will not affect us. This lab report has brought your attention to the fact that not all STDs are contracted through sexual intercourse but rather through the air we breathe if we are in proximity to an infected person.

There are over one million new cases per year in the United States. Genital Warts are spread by sexual contact with an infected partner. This disease it is very contagious and usually within three months of sexual contact with an infected person, the individual will develop it. Not often people are born with the infectio... ... middle of paper ... ...tial Facts) People receiving treatment should not drink alcohol since mixing alcohol with the medicines can cause severe nausea and vomiting. Sexual transmitted diseases are responsible for the death of millions of Americans and many other people around the world each year.

These facts from the STD Homepage (http:// med-www.bu.edu/people/sycamore/std.) further explain the diseases and what one can expect from them. Sexually Transmitted Diseases are serious and can have lifelong effects; however, most are easily prevented and treatable. AIDS The disease AIDS, which is a set of disease... ... middle of paper ... ...elids, face, chest, fingers, breasts, anus, and on the perineum. After the chancres disappear, the disease continues to inhabit the body.

Teen births are a growing concern throughout America and there are endless statistics to back that up, but are schools doing all that they can to teach teens on precautions of certain things like offering a more indepth class for those who would want to learn more, or even the methods of birth control, or the flip side to this, the reasons why people do not want this taught in public schools. Teens are going to have sex there is no doubt about it, the only way that they might not is going back to the chastity belt era but even then there is no for sure way to make them stop. In my opinion, I think they should teach information about how to be more safe, how it works and how to use. Or at least offer it as an elective class for people who are interested in and want more knowledge about it. Not everyone might want to take it, like in a few schools around the country students can get out of a sex ed class by parent approval, which is there right as an American due to the 1st amendment of the constitution.

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FAMVIR tablets are used as well to prevent outbreaks form occurring often and many others use herbal medications. Genital herpes has become one of the most common viral infections affecting the social and economic class. Genital herpes is a very serious and dangerous virus that is contracted and passed along by a careless person. Even with treatments this virus can still be passed along. To prevent this from happening practice safe sex, but the best way is through abstinence.

The surgery only works if you see your doctor as soon as you think that you ... ... middle of paper ... ... Necrotizing fasciitis is rare, but is becoming more common. It is also very destructive to your body. Necrotizing fasciitis is found everywhere. Since it is caused by a bacteria (or multiple bacteria), if you or a place has that bacteria, you have the chance of getting necrotizing fasciitis. Most people already have multiple bacteria that cause it living in them, or it exists in the location.

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