1. REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & SAFETY MODULE 5 Consequences of Sex: Sexually Transmitted Disease 7 th Grade

2. Sexually Transmitted Diseases

3. What are some types of STDs?  Chlamydia  Gonorrhea  Syphilis  Genital Warts  Herpes  HIV  Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)  Hepatitis B, C, A

4. Signs & Symptoms of STDs  Bumps, rash, or sores on or near genital area.  Warts  Unusual discharge (color, text, amount or odor)  Pain, burning, or itching in the pubic area  Pain when urinating  Pain in the abdominal area

5. HOW do people get an STD?  Vaginal intercourse  Oral sex  Anal sex  Mother to child

6. WHO can get an STD?  ANYONE!!!  Teens & young people are affected by STDs more than any other age group  2/3 of the people who get gonorrhea or Chlamydia are 24 years of age or younger  If you have sex with a person who has an STD, you are at risk for catching the disease

7. WHAT is the one sure way to prevent getting STDs?  ABSTINENCE – the only 100% method of preventing an STD.

8. WHY you should avoid STDs?  Death  Blindness  Paralysis  Heart Disease  Brain damage  Cervical cancer  Infertility

9. WHY you should avoid STDs?  Ectopic Pregnancy  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease  Chronic Pelvic Pain  Baby born with STD or hurt by STD  Embarrassment  Loss of Relationship

10. Four Important Facts of STDs  STDs increase the chance of HIV infections.  A person who has an STD often will not have any symptoms.  STDs are sexist – they hurt women more than men  All STDs are NOT curable.

11. How can you tell if someone has an STD?  Often you cannot tell  Seeing sores, blisters, warts or pimples near the genital area.

12. Why might it be difficult to tell your partner if you had an STD?  Partner may be angry  You might feel embarrassed, ashamed, you might feel afraid of losing your partner.

13. How would you feel if you had an STD?  Angry  Ashamed  Embarrassed  Afraid  Dirty  Depressed

14. If you got an STD, with whom you be angry?  MYSELF??

15. Transmission Game  Write your name on the side of the index card that has the letter on it.  Stand Up  Walk around the group until I say “Stop”  Stop in front of the person closest to you  Discuss the question I will ask you  After discussing sign each other’s card (side without the letter on it) & return to original owner

16. Transmission Game  Question #1  Why is it not a good idea for teenagers to have sex?

17. Transmission Game  Question #2  How would you feel if you got an STD?

18. Transmission Game  Question #3  Why is waiting to have sex a good idea?

19. Transmission Game  Question #4  What are some reasons young people give for not wanting to have sexual intercourse?

20. Transmission Game  Question #5  What might you say to someone if they were trying to pressure you into having sex & you did not want to do it?

21. Transmission Game  Exercise involving “verbal intercourse, but going to pretend it involved “sexual intercourse”  Stand up if your have a “D” on your card  You have a disease & anyone with their name has the disease as well  Read the names of the people on your card(s) and stand up

22. Transmission Game  If you have an “A” on your card, sit down you abstained & did not have sex  If you have an “U” on your card, remain standing because you had unprotected sex

23. Transmission Game  “D” Cards: How did it feel to imagine you had been infected with an STD?  “U” Cards: How did you feel about possibly being infected?  “A” Cards: How did you feel

24. What did you learn from this activity?  One person can infect many by passing the disease from someone who passes it on to the next person  STDs can be spread through unprotected vaginal, oral & anal sex  People have sex, not only with their partner, but also everyone their partner has ever been sexually.  It doesn’t feel good to have an STD  You can’t always tell who is infected & who isn’t

25. What did you learn from this activity?  Anybody can get an STD  Better understanding of my feelings about STDs & sex  Practicing abstinence can help you feel good about yourself.

26. BEST WAY TO AVOID INFECTION - ABSTINENCE

27.  STD infections among teens are real.  Important to understand the need to practice abstinence in their relationships and make proud and responsible decisions.  Being safe and not getting a STD is your responsibility and the responsibility of your boyfriend.  ABSTINENCE is only sure way to prevent getting an STD

28. STOP, THINK & ACT: Introduction to Problem Solving  Feeling pressure & conflict is normal  People have to make decisions on a daily basis while experiencing pressure and conflict  We do not have much time to think about what we should do, without a strategy we sometimes make unhealthy choices

29. STOP  Why might you need to STOP if you were being pressured sexually?  STOPPING is important because it gives you a chance to take a deep breath, calm down & collect yourself.

30. THINK  Why might you need to think?  THINKING keeps you, not your emotions, in control of the situation. You don’t want to overract.

31. THINK  What is the problem?  What am I being pressured to do?  What are my choices?  What do I want?  How can I stay in control?  What alternatives can I suggest?  Have I considered all possible alternatives?

32. ACT  Act on your decision