Std's

What is a STD most ask. A STD is a sexually transmitted disease that people usually get from having sex with a person who already has one. While many can not be treated or cured there is a select few that can, such as Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, PID(pelvic inflammatory disease), Syphilis, and Trichomoniasis. Those STD's are caused by bacteria.

Some common STD's that can not be treated are Genital Herpes, Genital Warts, which is caused by the HPV virus, Hepatitis B, and AIDS. These STD's are caused by a virus, not bacteria.

STD's that are left untreated can make you very sick, and a few can even cause death. They can also make it hard for a woman to get pregnant, make a man unable to father a child, and even cause birth defects or other health problems for a newborn. Millions Of people have STD's and most get them before the age of 30. STD's are common and you can have more than one STD at a time and you can get the same STD more than once.

Most often STD's are spread by having oral, vaginal or anal intercourse with a person with a STD. Body fluids such as blood, semen, and vaginal fluids getting shared between people is another way to spread STD's. Another way is by touching infected body parts with another body part.

Some signs that men and women might get from STD's are burning while urination, any discharge from the opening of the penis, a change in the women's normal vaginal discharge or smell, sores, blisters, rashes, bumps, swelling, or growths around the penis, vagina, or anus.

Ways to prevent STD's are very easy and most have no side effects. One way is to use a condom every time no matter the situation. Condoms are 99.9% effective. Birth control should also be used with any other types of protection just to make it that much safer.

Another is the best way and that's abstinence. Remaining abstinent is by far the best and easiest way to not transmit