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STI’s: Sexually
Transmitted
Infections
Sexual Health Education
Terminology
• VD Venereal Diseases
• STD Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
• STI Sexually Transmitted
Infections
Bacterial vs. viral
infections
• Bacteria are much larger than viruses
• Bacteria can be cured with antibiotics
• Viral diseases are not cured but some of
the symptoms can be alleviated with
medication.
• Viral infections will last a lifetime.
• Both bacteria and viral infections can have
permanent changes to your body.
Optimal STI
environments
• STI’s grow and multiply easily in
the warm, moist areas of the
reproductive tract
• STI’s like thin moist membranes
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cervix (opening to the womb)
uterus and fallopian tubes
urethra
mouth, throat, eyes, and anus.
Port Moody Youth Clinic
200-205 Newport Drive, Port Moody
Phone: 604-614-7688
Hours: Wednesday 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Services: Services for youth 21
years and under. Full STD/HIV testing
and treatment as well as free birth
control.
Bacterial infections
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Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
Syphilis's
Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)
• the normal balance of bacteria in the
vagina is disrupted and replaced by an
overgrowth of certain bacteria.
• It is sometimes accompanied by
discharge, odor, pain, itching, or burning.
• Be abstinent.
• Limit the number of sex partners.
• Do not douche.
• Use all of the medicine prescribed for
treatment of BV, even if the signs and
symptoms go away.
Chlamydia
• is a common bacterium, Chlamydia
trachomatis,
• damage a woman's reproductive organs.
• symptoms of chlamydia are usually mild or
absent.
• serious complications that cause
irreversible damage, including infertility,
can occur "silently" before a woman ever
recognizes a problem
• Chlamydia also can cause discharge from
the penis of an infected man.
Chlamydia
• Chlamydia can be easily treated
and cured with antibiotics
Christopher Columbus
Ludwig van Beethoven
Syphilis
Robert Schumann
Franz Schubert
• SpirocheteCharles
bacteria
Baudelaire
Guybeen
de Maupassant
• It has often
called “the
great imitator”
Mary Todd Lincoln
• 3 stages Abraham Lincoln
van Gogh
• Cured withVincent
antibiotics
Friedrich Nietzsche
Oscar Wilde
James Joyce
Adolf Hitler
Syphilis Sores
Gonorrhea
• appears two to five days after
infection; symptoms can take as
long as 30 days to appear.
• Symptoms and signs include a
burning sensation when urinating, or
a white, yellow, or green discharge
from the penis.
• men with gonorrhea get painful or
swollen testicles.
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• Bacterial STI’s are cured with
penicillin
Viral infections
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Herpes
Warts/ HPV
HIV/AIDS
Hepatitis
Genital HPV infection
• human papillomavirus (HPV).
• infect the genital area of men and
women including the skin of the
penis, vulva or anus, and the linings
of the vagina, cervix, or rectum.
• Most people who become infected
with HPV will not have any
symptoms and will clear the
infection on their own.
HPV cont.
• At least 50 percent of sexually active men
and women acquire genital HPV infection
at some point in their lives.
• By age 50, at least 80 percent of women
will have acquired genital HPV infection. \
• Genital warts usually appear as soft,
moist, pink, or flesh-colored swellings,
usually in the genital area. They can be
raised or flat, single or multiple, small or
large, and sometimes cauliflower shaped
• Vaccine
• No cure
Warts on a penis
Genital herpes
• the herpes simplex viruses type 1
(HSV-1) and type 2 (HSV-2).
• Most individuals have no or only
minimal signs
• one or more blisters on or around the
genitals or rectum. The blisters
break, leaving tender ulcers (sores)
that may take two to four weeks to
heal the first time they occur.
• the number of outbreaks tends to
decrease over a period of years.
STI Statistics
• one out of five adolescents and
adults, have genital herpes.
• Herpes is more common in women
(1in 4 women) than in men (1 in 5).
• This may be due to male-to-female
transmissions being more likely than
female-to-male transmission
Hepatitis
• Hepatitis B is a serious liver disease
caused by a virus which is called
hepatitis B virus (HBV).
• yellow skin or yellowing of the
whites of your eyes (jaundice);
tiredness; loss of appetite; nausea;
abdominal discomfort; dark urine;
grey-colored bowel movements; or
joint pain.
• vaccine
HIV
• human immunodeficiency virus
• Transmitted through body fluids
• First signs flu like
Structure of the Human Immunodeficiency
AIDS
• Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome
• Final stage of HIV infection
Soaking night sweats
Shaking chills or fever higher than 100 F for several weeks
Dry cough and shortness of breath
Chronic diarrhea
Persistent white spots or unusual lesions on your tongue or in your mouth
Headaches
Blurred and distorted vision
Weight loss
Parasites
• Pubic Lice
STI Prevention
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Abstinence
Condom use
Monogamous relationships
Routine testing
Vaccinations
STI Testing
Birth Control:
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Depro vera shot
The Pill
Condoms
Diaphragm
Foam