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Exposure to Sexually Transmitted Disease – Prevention

          You can take measures to reduce your risk of becoming infected

    With (std) Sexually Transmitted Disease. You can also reduce the risk

        Of transmitting an std to your partner.

    - Delay sexual activity until you are prepared both physically and

    Emotionally to have sex.   Nearly two thirds of all STDs occur in people

    Younger than 25 years old.   Sexually active teenagers are at high risk for

Stds because they frequently have unprotected sex and have multiple partners.

  Talk with your partner about stds before beginning a sexual relation-

Ship.

    - Ask your partner how many sex partners she or he has had.

    - What high risk behaviors does he or she have.

    - Has she or he ever had std? If std they have not curable what is the best
            Way to protect yourself?

    - Be responsible. Avoid sexual contact activity if you have symptoms of an
      Std or being treated for one.

    - Don’t have more than one sex partner at a time.

                                              Condom Use

    - condoms can protect you against sexually transmitted diseases (STD) even if
      you are protected against pregnancy by birth control pills or other methods.

                                          Male Condom Use

    - Using condoms reduces the risk of becoming infected with most stds especially if
    - They are used correctly and consistently. Condoms must be put on before

      Beginning any sexual contact or activity. Use condoms with a new partner until

          You are certain he or she does not have STD.

            Do not use petroleum jelly as a lubricant with condoms it dissolves latex.

                                                  Spermicide use

            Most spermicides contain a chemical called nonoxnol-9 (n-9) the food and

        Administration warn that N-9 in the vaginal... [continues]

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