Sexually Transmitted Diseases
The Impact of STD’s on Youth 15-24
Faith Stephens
SEEP 2016
Augusta University
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 20 million new cases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diagnosed each year. Youth, ages 15-19, and young adults, ages 20-24, account for half of all new STD infections. Reasons for this high rate of infection by youth and young adults include the following: young people do not get the recommended test; are hesitant to talk to adults, including parents and doctors, about sex; they do not have insurance and they have multiple partners. In addition, young women’s bodies are more susceptible to STDs
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Gonorrhea has many of the same symptoms as Chlamydia and the two are often diagnosed together. Gonorrhea is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. You can get gonorrhea through contact with the mouth, vagina, penis, or anus. You can also get it in the eye. Symptoms usually appear in 2 to 5 days but can take up to a month. According to the NIH, “symptoms in men include: burning and pain while urinating; need to urinate urgently or more often; discharge from the penis (white, yellow, or green in color); red or swollen opening of penis (urethra); tender or swollen testicles and sore throat (gonococcal pharyngitis) . Symptoms in women can be very mild. They can be mistaken for another type of infection. They include: burning and pain while urinating; sore throat; painful sexual intercourse; severe pain in lower abdomen (if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes and stomach area); fever (if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes and stomach area). If the infection spreads to the bloodstream, symptoms include: fever, rash, arthritis-like symptoms, abnormal vaginal discharge with greenish, yellow or foul smelling discharge.” DNA tests are used to detect gonorrhea and both partners must be treated. Gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics. Infected people are given an antibiotic shot and then prescribed antibiotic pills. Severe cases require that antibiotics are given through an IV in the hospital. Women who are pregnant risk passing the infection on to their baby during
Faith Stephens
SEEP 2016
Augusta University
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), over 20 million new cases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diagnosed each year. Youth, ages 15-19, and young adults, ages 20-24, account for half of all new STD infections. Reasons for this high rate of infection by youth and young adults include the following: young people do not get the recommended test; are hesitant to talk to adults, including parents and doctors, about sex; they do not have insurance and they have multiple partners. In addition, young women’s bodies are more susceptible to STDs
STDs are defined by the Centers for Disease Control as diseases that are passed from one person …show more content…
Gonorrhea has many of the same symptoms as Chlamydia and the two are often diagnosed together. Gonorrhea is caused by the bacteria Neisseria gonorrhoeae. You can get gonorrhea through contact with the mouth, vagina, penis, or anus. You can also get it in the eye. Symptoms usually appear in 2 to 5 days but can take up to a month. According to the NIH, “symptoms in men include: burning and pain while urinating; need to urinate urgently or more often; discharge from the penis (white, yellow, or green in color); red or swollen opening of penis (urethra); tender or swollen testicles and sore throat (gonococcal pharyngitis) . Symptoms in women can be very mild. They can be mistaken for another type of infection. They include: burning and pain while urinating; sore throat; painful sexual intercourse; severe pain in lower abdomen (if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes and stomach area); fever (if the infection spreads to the fallopian tubes and stomach area). If the infection spreads to the bloodstream, symptoms include: fever, rash, arthritis-like symptoms, abnormal vaginal discharge with greenish, yellow or foul smelling discharge.” DNA tests are used to detect gonorrhea and both partners must be treated. Gonorrhea can be treated with antibiotics. Infected people are given an antibiotic shot and then prescribed antibiotic pills. Severe cases require that antibiotics are given through an IV in the hospital. Women who are pregnant risk passing the infection on to their baby during