STDs

STDs

Loving safely

Play It Safe

Play It Safe Sex is better when you don't have to worry about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Unsafe sex can put you or your partner at risk for STDs. Protect yourself and your partner. Then you can relax and feel close. If you decide to have sex, be sure to carry condoms.

It Can Happen to You

In all societies, sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are among the most common of all infections. In developing countries like India three of the bacterial STDs - gonorrhea, chlamydial infections, and syphilis, were found to be the most common, as found by Disha, a project initiated by Population Services International, India.

No single STD can be regarded as an isolated problem because multiple infections are common and because the presence of one STD denotes high-risk behavior which is often associated with other more serious infections. The elicitation of sexual history and the management of sexual partners are therefore of paramount importance. The failure to identify and to examine or refer the infected partner represents a failure in management, both at the community level (since sources of spread of infection are not identified) and at the individual patient level (since re-infection are not prevented).

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