Sexually transmitted disease

This journal addresses abstinence as an important behavioral strategy for preventing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and pregnancy among adolescents. It is a collected pool of publications and reports by a broad range of doctors and scientists. It presents background information on abstinence and its definitions, physical and psychological facts as to why adolescents choose to engage in sexual activity. The emotional and physical health outcomes…

activity and its consequences. At same time, it is advisable that programs teach all age appropriate material about safe sex to students. Why do Abstinence-only program not teach students the importance of safe sex, or the possible impact of sexually transmitted diseases? In addition the program is lacking in the area of education on teen pregnancy. “Statistics show that roughly one in four girls will become pregnant at least once by their 20th birthday. (NCLS, 2015)” The programs are not…

treatment, and at first glance it seems odd to force parents to make their children undergo a medical treatment. But vaccination is different than most medical treatments, because it affects others. If your child gets sick with a vaccine-preventable disease, they can spread it to other people,” (McCarthy 1). It’s not about one and one’s child; it is about everyone around you-not just at school, but anywhere and everywhere, for the rest one’s life. This also isn’t just about high school students…

image as well as in ultrasounds. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a common sexually transmitted disease that is found mostly in females. PID is caused by the spread of bacteria from the cervix area or vagina.…

education verses comprehensive sex education is as diverse as the state regulations surrounding it. Across the county, various sex education programs teach students about intercourse, sexuality, pregnancy and how to prevent it, sexually transmitted infections and diseases , contraception, relationships, abstinence and other intimacy related subjects. Half of the states in America embrace abstinence education according to a MotherJones report, which…

Is there a link between Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical cancer? Human papilloma virus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. ‘Centers for diseases control and prevention’ states that almost all sexually active people get the virus at some point in their lives. According to the ‘Cervical Cancer topic overview’ done by webMD cervical cancer is “when abnormal cells of the cervix grow out of control.” About HPV HPV is spread by having either vaginal, anal or oral sex with…

engages in unprotected sex is at risk for contracting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) like HIV, Herpes, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia. According to the CDC, the cases of STDs are on the rise in this country, and at an alarming rate, with an estimated 20 million cases added each year. The United States has the highest STD infection rate in the entire industrialized world, and more than half of all Americans will have a sexually-transmitted disease at some point during their lives.…

First Draft Final Paper Jonathan Santiago ITT Technical Institute Introduction Abortion is a topic that creates an argument in different aspects and everyone likes to be involved in it to share values and opinions. Most people when hear the word abortion the first thing that comes to their head is hate or not wanted. In this introduction I will offer information related to this topic in order to inform people. In the 1973 abortion was prohibited during the first three months in all…

There are many concepts nowadays that individuals argue over and disagree with each other on. Each individual forms their own opinions and beliefs that to them are the right viewpoint unlike everyone else’s whose differs from their own. This is mostly due to environmental influences when growing up that can be identified by parents, neighbors, lifestyle, and so on. Furthermore, when religion is brought into the mix, the situation often times becomes even more complicated. Religious views and…

Sexually Transmitted Infections Alysa N. Knowles Lennard, HS; HCC Community College Sexually Transmitted Infections The entire Earth’s populous will become sick during their life, but one group of maladies is effectively avoidable. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections caused by bacteria that thrives in or around the genitals and are spread by contact with them. Every sexually active person is at risk for an STI, risk is reduced to zero when abstinence is practiced; reduced…