Sexually Transmitted Infections

STIs - Transmission Oral, anal or vaginal sex Skin to skin Mother to unborn child Non sexual contact (sharing towels, bedding) Sharing needles

STIs – Common Symptoms Rashes Warts Sores Pain during Intercourse Pain during urination Abnormal Bleeding

Chlamydia MOST COMMON STI!!! Saskatchewan has the Highest rate of infection in Canada BACTERIAL How do you get it? Unprotected sex (vaginal, oral, anal) Mother to baby

Chlamydia – Signs and Symptoms Female Male Vaginal Discharge Painful urination Lower abdominal pain Abnormal vaginal bleeding Pain during intercourse Eye or rectal infections 80% have no visible symptoms Clear, watery or milky discharge Itchy urethra Painful urination Testicular pain Eye or rectal infections

Chlamydia- Complications Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Ectopic pregnancy Infertility Chronic Pelvic Pain Rashes, sores and joint pain Treated - Antibiotics

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Gonorrhea Second most common STI BACTERIAL How is it transmitted? Unprotected sex (vaginal, oral, anal) Mother to baby

Gonorrhea –Signs and Symptoms Female Male Vaginal Discharge Painful urination Lower abdominal pain Abnormal vaginal bleeding Pain during intercourse Rectal pain, discharge or itching Thick, yellow-green discharge from penis Painful urination Testicular pain or swelling Rectal pain, discharge or itching

Gonorrhea- Complications Increased risk of contracting HIV PID Chronic Pelvic Pain Infertility Ectopic Pregnancy Inflammation of testicles Cured - Antibiotics

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Syphilis Bacterial How is it Transmitted? Unprotected oral, vaginal or anal sex Direct contact with sores Sharing needles Mother to baby

Syphilis – Sign and Symptoms Primary Syphilis 3 days to 3months after exposure – develop a sore called a chancre Appears wherever bacteria entered the body Secondary Syphilis Two to 24 weeks after exposure Rash on body (palms of hands/soles of feet) Patchy hair loss Flat, smooth warts in the genital area Early Latent Syphilis Usually asymptomatic Lesions or rashes recur

Syphilis – Complications Increases risk of transmitting or becoming infected with HIV CV damage Neurological system damage Death Cured - antibiotics

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Genital Herpes VIRAL How is it transmitted? vaginal, oral or anal sex Receiving oral sex from a partner with a history of cold sores Mother to baby Can be transmitted even if you partner has no visible signs or symptoms

Genital Herpes – Signs and Symptoms Painful sores Inflammation and redness Fever Muscular Pain Tender Lymph nodes

Genital Herpes - Complications Increases risk of transmitting or becoming infected with HIV CANNOT BE CURED

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Hepatitis B VIRAL How is it transmitted? vaginal, oral or anal sex Infected blood Shared household items Mother to baby Most high school students in Saskatchewan have received a vaccine in grade 6

Hepatitis B – Sign and Symptoms Up to 50% of people have no signs or symptoms Tiredness Nausea Vomiting Rash Joint Pain Yellowing of eyes and skin

Hepatitis B - Complications All contacts need to be vaccinated Liver damage Cannot be cured

HPV – Human Papilloma Virus “Genital Warts” VIRAL Estimated that 75% of the adult population will have a least one HPV infection in their lifetime How is it transmitted? Vaginal, oral and anal sex Gentle rubbing/friction Mother to baby

HPV – Sign and Symptoms Many have no symptoms Warts on the vulva, cervix, penis, scrotum anus or urethra (small, soft, flesh colored – look like cauliflower) Itchiness Discomfort during intercourse Bleeding with intercourse

HPV – Possible Complications Recurrences – COMMON! Cancers Obstruction of urethra or vaginal opening Cannot be cured

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Pubic Lice/ “CRABS” Parasite How is it transmitted? Intimate sexual and non sexual contact Can live for two days in bedding, towels, and clothes of an infected person

Pubic Lice – Sign and Symptoms Skin irritation/inflammation Small blue/red spots on the skin where lice have bitten Louse feces – small black particles – in the infected person’s undergarments Looks like small black pin heads

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Trichomoniasis - TRICH Parasite How is it transmitted? oral, anal, vaginal sex Mutual masturbation

TRICH – Sign and Symptoms Male Female - irritation or redness at the urethral opening - Burning during urination or ejaculation Off white or yellowish- green frothy vaginal discharge Sore it itchy vagina Pain during intercourse or urination

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Summary Bacterial – can be treated Parasitic/Fungal – can be treated Viral – cannot be treated you have them for life!!!