Feeling Risky? Sexual Responsibility Are you taking sexual risks? Do you have your facts straight? Improve your sexual health knowledge. Learn the signs and symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Infections and discuss responsible behaviors

Do certain songs make you feel like dancing?

Do certain smells attract you to someone?

Do you think you want to sexually react to those stimulants?

Think AGAIN!

You WILL run risks… Sexual violence Unplanned pregnancy Sexually transmitted infections

Sexual Violence Sexual harassment unwanted attention/contact Sexual assault unwanted sexual contact Acquaintance rape unwanted sexual intercourse Stranger rape

Unplanned Pregnancy Results in life-altering choices: Having a baby Putting your baby up for adoption Choosing abortion

Are you prepared financially, emotionally, mentally for any of those choices?

STIs Spread through sexual contact with penis, vagina/vulva, anus, mouth, and throat Infection is either bacterial or viral

Bacterial STIs Gonorrhea Chlamydia Syphilis CURABLE

Gonorrhea Symptoms may show up 2-21 days Discharge or white drip, bleeding, burning during urination No treatment, could lead to damage of reproductive organs, cause heart trouble, skin disease Gonorrhea is caused by a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in the warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix (opening to the womb), uterus (womb), and fallopian tubes (egg canals) in women, and in the urethra (urine canal) in women and men.

Gonorrhea

Chlamydia Shows up in 7-28 days Most commonly reported STI Discharge or white drip, bleeding, burning during urination No treatment, could lead to damage of reproductive organs, cause heart trouble, skin disease Even though 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

Syphilis First stage occurs within 10-90 days and results in sores Second stage results in rash Untreated could lead to heart disease, brain damage, and blindness It has often been called “the great imitator” because so many of the signs and symptoms are indistinguishable from those of other diseases.

Syphilis

Viral STIs NO CURE Human Papillomavirus Virus (HPV) Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Herpes NO CURE

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Genital warts may occur within 3 weeks to 3 months Most common STI among college students Can be temporarily removed by topical creams and acid treatment or disappear Genital warts can have very different appearances

Human Papillomavirus (HPV) The warts can be removed, but the virus will remain in the body. It is very common for the warts to reappear after removal. This disease is spread by contact with the wart, but often the warts can not be seen. Using a condom will not prevent transmission of the virus, if it does not completely cover the warts.

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Genital Herpes Symptoms may occur within 2-20 days Most individuals have no or only minimal signs or symptoms. Appear as one or more blisters on or around the genitals. Blisters break, leaving tender ulcers. Ointment relieves pains and heals sores Another outbreak can appear weeks or months after the first.

Genital Herpes

Human Immunodeficiency Virus Symptoms may occur shortly after being infected HIV is the first stage of AIDS Weakens the immune system Treatment & medication cocktails can help people manage disease & maintain normal life activities

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Infestations Pubic Lice (crabs) Scabies CURABLE

Pubic Lice PUBIC LICE Pubic lice (crab louse) infests areas of the body where hair grows, especially the groin. Most common in adolescents and young adults. It has been of epidemic proportions across all age and socio-economic class groups since the 1960s.

Pubic Lice PUBIC LICE

SCABIES Scabies Scabies is a contagious, itchy skin condition. It is caused by very small, wingless insects or mites called the Human Itch mite or Scabies itch mite that are just visible to the eye.

SCABIES Scabies

Safe Game Plan Know your sexual intentions and limits Communicate limits with your partner Make responsible choices if using alcohol Avoid drugs Protect yourself by choosing abstinence or another contraception option

Safe Sex Abstinence Touching/Kissing Some risk – oral sex Use a condom or dental damn High Risk Vaginal & anal sex Use a latex condom & use a water based lubricant No exchange of bodily fluids Vaginal, cum or pre-cum, blood

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