The most common STDs include Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ Trichomonas’s‚ Genital Herpes‚ Hepatitis B‚ HPV‚ and HIV. Chlamydia is recognized in women by discharge or vaginal bleeding from the vagina‚ or abdominal pain. Men experience a white drip from their penis and swollen testicles. It is easily cured with antibiotics but becomes more difficult to cure and can lead to infertility if untreated. Gonorrhea causes heart trouble‚ blindness‚ skin disease‚ arthritis‚ and causes
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Isn’t making love is generally thought of as a magical thing shared between two people? Those two people are sharing a bond in which to express their affection towards each other. When making love‚ one doesn’t think of the chances harming themselves‚ however‚ in that enchanting exchange of adoration‚ there can be a horrific consequence if one fails to be cautious. It can result in sexually transmitted diseases. These diseases can kill any person who is sexually active. One needs to know that there
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girls and young women need to be particularly aware of STDs. A recent study estimates that 1 in 4 teenage girls (aged 14-19) have an STD. African- Americans girls and young women have some of the highest rates of STDs‚ especially for chlamydia and gonorrhea. In addition‚ women suffer more frequent and more serious complications from STDs than men. Many STDS have no symptoms‚ but can still be passed from person to person. A lot of people who have an STD don’t even know it. They may look healthy‚ but
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February 01‚ 2011 Module 8 - How to treat STIs Bacterial sexually transmitted infections include Chlamydia‚ Gonorrhea‚ Syphilis‚ and Nongonococcal urethritis (NGU). There are different treatments for each of these infections. Chlamydia should be treated dually with doxycycline and azithromycin (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2010). The treatment for Gonorrhea is a dual therapy of a single dose of cephalosporin and a single dose of azithromycin for 7 days (Crooks & Baur‚ 2011)
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Sexually Transmitted Infections Unit 9 Assignment 1 A&PII ITT Tech - Breckinridge School of Nursing Ashley Wigglesworth Genital herpes is a viral infection that causes lesions or sores in the genital area and is spread through sexual intercourse or by touching a sore and then touching another part of your body; it is a highly contagious virus. Often it does not present with symptoms‚ or produces very mild symptoms such that the infected individual is unaware they have it. When symptoms are present
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let me know if she is having any problems or concerns with it. She should schedule a physical‚ which she will do at her earliest convenience‚ and we will do a full exam at that time. She did leave a urine sample for screening of Chlamydia and gonorrhea today and she knows to call me if she has not heard from me in a couple of days with that result. I did talk about the importance of abstinence or 100% condom use. She will follow up then as above‚ sooner follow up as necessary. She does voice
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intercourse or bodily fluids. According to the University Hospital Zürich‚ in ancient times‚ STD’s were taken for an individual punishment for a blasphemic conduct of life or as a consequence of low sanitation and hygiene. It is believed that syphilis and gonorrhea were around in medieval times in Europe. One theory states that these diseases were picked up by crew members who were on voyages that Christopher Columbus led. People believe that the crew members received the disease in
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Contents: Page 1: What is an STI Page 2: Risk Factors Page 3: Prevention of an STI Page 4: Role of family and friends. Page 5: Symptoms Page 6: Personal action/prevention. What is an STI? Sexually transmitted infection: An infection that can be transferred from one person to another through sexual contact. In this context‚ sexual contact is more than just sexual intercourse (vaginal and anal) and also includes kissing‚ oral-genital contact
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AWARENESS ON RISK FACTORS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION AND SEXUAL RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG STUDENTS OF CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY An undergraduate thesis presented to the faculty of the College of Nursing‚ Cavite State University‚ Indang Cavite‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements in research. Prepared with the supervision of Mrs. Nenita B. Panaligan‚ RN‚ MAN. Introduction As time goes on‚ countries around the world become more industrialized and modernized. As part of it‚ life
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Also‚ Bartholinitis may be caused by the gonococcus (gonorrhea). For that reason‚ if you have Bartholinitis it is sensible to have a test for gonorrhea. A test for chlamydial (venereal disease) should also be done. If you ’re unlucky enough to get an attack of Bartholinitis‚ the symptoms commonly consist of pain and soreness in the region of one of
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