How many kids in h.s. will have had sexual intercourse by the time they graduate? 13% About 1 out of yr olds

About how many teenagers having sex will get a sexually transmitted disease? 1 out of 4 Over 25 kinds of infections are spread by sexual activity and 3 million teens will get an STD this year.

Could you have an STD and not even know about it? Yes, Many STDs have no symptoms. The only way to know you have one is to get tested.

Condoms protect you against all STDs? False. Since a condom does not cover the entire genital area, the infection can still be transmitted.

What is the most common bacterial STD? Chlamydia Three million people get it a year.

HPV is another name for what? Genital Warts- a virus If not treated, it can cause cervical cancer. Cannot be cured.

Kissing somebody with a cold sore could give you….. Herpes Simplex Virus 1(HSV-1). Herpes Simplex Virus 2 (HSV-2) is the kind that usually comes out as genital herpes.

Is there one test for all STDs? No. Some are detected by blood tests, urine tests and also by a swab of cells

How many teenage girls having sex will get pregnant this year? 20% 900,000 teen girls

Does being on the pill prevent any STDs? No. Just pregnancy- 99%

Can a girl get pregnant if she has sex while she has her period. YES! A woman is most fertile on the day she ovulates(the day an egg is released) and ovulation can occur at any time

Can a girl get pregnant from giving oral sex to a guy? No. A guy’s sperm has to get to a girl’s egg and the only entrance is through the vagina.

Is pulling out a good method of birth control? NO! 19 out of 100 women still get pregnant accidentally using this form of birth control.

Does most new HIV cases in the U.S. occur among gay men? No. 58% of people infected with HIV got it doing something other than man- on-man sex

Can you get HIV from oral sex? Yes. The virus can be transmitted through bodily fluids like semen, vaginal secretions, blood, and breast milk

How long can a person be infected with the HIV virus but still test negative for it? 3-6 months It takes this long for your body to produce enough antibodies to be detected in your blood

Are there new drugs on the market that can cure AIDS No. Medication helps infected people stay healthier longer, but there is no cure.