Sexually Transmitted Infections Mr. Springer 8 th Grade Health

What Is An STI? Why Is STI Education Important? STI- ______________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ *Each year, _______________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

What Is An STI? Why Is STI Education Important? Up to 75 percent of sexually active women and men will get an STI of some kind. Planned Parenthood Medically, ___________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

What You Should Know About STI’s 1.________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2.You cannot tell if someone has an STI by his or her appearance 3.________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 4.Many STI’s can be treated, but early diagnosis is vital 5.Because treatment for STI’s vary, they must be accurately identified 6.________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 7.STI’s are serious diseases that can cause sterility, blindness, deafness, insanity, and death

Best Method Of Preventing STI Infection? ______________! –When you practice ______________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________. –This prevention is critical because STI’s differ from other communicable diseases in 2 ways: –________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Responsible Communication Responsible Behavior! –Choose your friends carefully –They should share your values and support your decision about practicing sexual abstinence –_______________________________________ _______________________________________ –Know your limits and communicate them to your date before you go out –___________________________________ –Seek advice from a trusted adult on handling difficult situations

3 Causes Of STI’s 1._________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

How STI’s Enter The Body STI’s enter the body through ____________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ –Most common entry sites are: 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________

STI Warning Signs Persons with STI’s sometimes have symptoms like a: –1. ________________ –2. ________________ –3. ________________ –4. ________________ –5. ________________ *Often there are no warning signs, many people who have STI don’t even know it!

Chlamydia Chlamydia (________________) –Symptoms: ____________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ –Treatment: antibiotics –What Could Happen: sterility from scarring of reproductive organs, infections of developing fetus in pregnant women

Gonorrhea Gonorrhea (_______________) –Symptoms: ______________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ –Treatment: Antibiotics, but some strains or bacteria are drug resistant –What Could Happen: sterility, permanent damage to joints and body organs, infection of developing fetus in pregnant women

Genital Herpes Genital Herpes (_____________________) –Symptoms: _____________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ –Treatment: _____________________________ ________________________________________ –What Could Happen: increased risk of HIV infection, brain damage or death of newborns of infected mothers

Genital Warts Genital Warts (_________________) –Symptoms: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ –Treatment: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ –What Could Happen: cancer of reproductive system, urinary blockage in males, cervical cancer in females, infection of newborns during birth

Syphilis Syphilis (_________________) –Symptoms: ______________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ –Treatment: antibiotics –What Could Happen: _____________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PID (females only) (______________) –Symptoms: foul-smelling discharge; tenderness in abdomen; backache; fever; vomiting; heavy menstrual periods –Treatment: antibiotics –What Could Happen: ______________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

Hepatitis B Hepatitis B (_________________) –Symptoms: ______________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ –Treatment: prevented by vaccination; no treatment otherwise –What Could Happen: liver damage; liver cancer; ;infection of the developing fetus in pregnant women

Pubic Lice Pubic Lice (_______________) –Symptoms: ________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ –Treatment: ________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ –What Could Happen: no lasting effects