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…

explores the idea of a local disease developing in to an epidemic (affecting people on a local level) and then into a pandemic(affecting on a global level). Disease is spreading from local to global levels at an increasing rate and if it continues many people will suffer and or die. This occurrence is making it more necessary for the government, medical leaders, religious leaders and regular citizen attempt to prevent the spread as well as educate them over the diseases to prevent future…

The summary As I have learned about the increasing rates of syphilis in the Columbus, Ohio area, that sexual education may help with the numbers. The determining factors in helping include the unawareness of this disease. The percentages are differences in the numbers from the range of the numbers. From data, statistics, the highest recorded percentages were the age group of twenty to twenty-four years old. Sexual education can be taught with being vocal such imagery. These images can…

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…

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…

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.…

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…

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…

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…