Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Contagious diseases that are spread from one partner to the other during sexual intercourse are called as sexually transmitted diseases, or by their very popular anagram, STDs. STDs can affect anybody within the sphere of sexual population; hence it can be said that all STDs are global problems. The microorganisms causing these diseases could be viruses, bacteria or fungi and they can generally live in most of the body fluids. The chances of sexually transmitted diseases are very high when a person has sex with many partners, or has sex with a person who has many partners.

Prevention of STDs is mostly through abstinence. Out of all the sexually transmitted diseases in humans, only two of them - hepatitis A and hepatitis B - are preventable by vaccination, but the others aren't. The best way of preventing them is then to limit the number of sexual partners, and to have sex only with people whose sexual history is properly known about.

Facts about sexually transmitted diseases
• Having sexual intercourse with an infected person is the most common way of becoming infected.
• A large percentage of those infected are teenagers or young adults.
• Your risk of becoming infected increases when you change sexual partners.
Symptoms of STDs - See a doctor if you have any of these
• Pain or burning during urination and/or intercourse.
• Discharge from the vagina, penis and/or rectum.
• Pain in the abdomen (women), testicles (men), and buttocks and legs (both).

How to Protect
Apart from abstinence (who wants to go that route?!), the most effective form of protection from sexually transmitted diseases is a condom. Both male and female condoms are effective but studies have shown male condoms in conjunction with the use of spermicidal to be the best and safest option. Now don't get any silly ideas ladies... if you are practicing birth control,

Safe Sex
The studies have reported that HIV rate is rising among those who make their living through sexual service. Those involved in sex industry should always insist on the use of condoms as their and the customer's life is at stake.
Mostly lesbians are at a low risk of getting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases yet sex between them is always not safe. It is because some lesbians have unsafe sex with men and they inject drugs and share needles that could cause infection.

Unprotected sex makes you have unplanned children and at the same times puts you at a great risk of getting sexually transmitted diseases. You can still prevent yourself from getting pregnant after a sexual intercourse but it is not possible to cure yourself from the sexually transmitted infections.




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