Steps to Prevent Sexually Transmitted Diseases

By: Divid Smith


Also referred to as Venereal Disease (VD), sexually transmitted
diseases or STD's is an illness with a significant probability
of transmission between humans.

Also referred to as Venereal Disease (VD), sexually
transmitted diseases or STD's is an illness with a
significant probability of transmission between humans.
Transmission of the STD is most likely to occur during sexual
contact and most specifically anal sex, oral sex, and vaginal
intercourse. STD's can also be transmitted by using an IV
needle, or through childbirth and breast-feeding.



Recently, STI --- sexually transmitted infection --- has
become the terminology that is commonly used and has a broader
range of application, such as with a person who is not showing
signs of the disease but is a carrier and has the capability of
infecting others. STI's are nothing new and have been around for
hundreds of years. Up until the 1990's, they were just defined
and described as venereal diseases.



If you are sexually active and you want to protect yourself from
infection, then you need to take certain precautions, especially
if your sexual activity involves more than one partner (which is
ill advisable anyway). Furthermore, certain STD's can cause
severe physiological and psychological conditions, and can even
kill you. In so many words, your life depends on taking steps to
prevent STD's. Here are a few ways that you can avoid being
infected.



Step #1- Practice safety--The first thing you need to do
before getting physically close to a partner is to make sure
that they are "clean" so you are not at risk. Now this may sound
like a no-brainer, but you would be amazed at the number of
individuals who just engage in sexual activity without even
giving this a second thought. Look for the following warning
signs with the male or female genitalia:



* Odd discolorations

* Rashes

* Sores



If there is anything wrong or worrisome about the penis or the
vagina of your potential sexual partner, then use a condom ---
better yet, avoid having sex with them altogether until you know
that they cannot infect you with anything.



Step #2 - Protect yourself by using a condom. Again, this
is just common sense. Remember that you are not just having
intercourse with your partner. You are having sex with all of
their former partners as well. If you have the slightest bit of
doubt about having intercourse with that person, use a condom!
Even if you think that you are not at risk, it is still a good
idea. Once you have the trust in your partner that they are
clean, and then you can stop using one.



Step #3 - Avoid having sexual intercourse with multiple
partners- The signs and symptoms of being infected
characteristically do not show up for several weeks, so you
could be having sex with another partner and unknowingly infect
them. Avoiding having multiple partners increases the odds that
you will avoid being infected with an STD yourself.



If you truly want to ensure that you won't contract an STD, then
the only real guarantee comes from total abstinence, and in
today's world, the likelihood of that happening is remote, so at
least think about the steps to prevent STD's that are listed
above.



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