Safe sex does not necessarily prevent STDs

The number of teens practicing safe sex and using condoms is increasing and the number of unwanted pregnancies is decreasing. However, the rate of STD infection is increasing as they are engaging in other sexual behaviours such as oral or anal sex. The risk of infection is increased by exchange of sexual fluids, blood or semen as well as cuts or abrasions. Bleeding gums may also provide an avenue of infection. STD's include Chlamydia, herpes, gonorrhea and syphilis. STD's such as herpes, condyloma and HIV have no cure but symptoms can be treated to some degree. Some of these are asymptomatic and thus people may be unaware that they are infected. STD's can cause long term effects such as tubal scaring, infertility, secondary bacterial infections, cancerous growths and painful recurring attacks.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Campus News

Related Disease Topics:

• STD
• Sexually transmitted disease
• Infection
• Cut
• Abrasion
• Bleeding gums
• Chlamydia
• Herpes
• Gonorrhea
• Syphilis
• Condyloma
• HIV
• AIDS
• Tubal scaring
• Infertility
• Secondary bacterial infection
• Cancer
• Pain

Article Source Details

About: Safe sex does not necessarily prevent STDs

Date: 3 December 2004

Source: Campus News

Author: Megan Rodriguez

URL: http://www.star.niu.edu/articles/?id=2256

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk of STD
• Risk of sexually transmitted disease
• Risk of infection
• Risk of cut
• Risk of abrasion
• Risk of bleeding gums
• Risk of Chlamydia
• Risk of herpes
• Risk of gonorrhea
• Risk of syphilis
• Risk of condyloma
• Risk of HIV
• Risk of AIDS
• Risk of tubal scaring
• Risk of infertility
• Risk of secondary bacterial infection
• Risk of cancer
• Risk of pain
• Undiagnosed
• Undiagnosed and Chlamydia
• Undiagnosed and herpes
• Undiagnosed and gonorrhea
• Undiagnosed and syphilis

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