1. Sexually Transmitted Infections

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

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

4. 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

5. 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

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

7. This is what it looks like…

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

9. 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

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

11. This is what it looks like…

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

13. 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

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

15. This is what it looks like…

16. 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

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

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

19. This is what it looks like…

20. 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

21. 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

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

23. 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

24. 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

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

26. This is what it looks like…

27. 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

28. 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

29. This is what it looks like…

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

31. 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

32. TRICH – This is what it looks like…

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