1. Sexual Transmitted Diseases
How are STDs Transmitted?
What are some common STDs?
How are they treated?

2. How are STDs Transmitted?
What are some common STDs?
How are they treated?
What are STDs?
STDs are diseases and infections which are capable of being spread from person to person through sexual intercourse
Caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi
Approximately 25 different types of STDs
In the U.S. alone there are approximately 19 million new cases each year, about half which occur among youth ages years.

3. How are STDs Spread? HOW ARE THEY TREATED?
How are STDs Transmitted?
What are some common STDs?
How are they treated?
STDs are spread if there is direct contact with the genitals of an infected person.
Even if a person is not showing signs of infection, they may still pass it on to another person.
HOW ARE THEY TREATED?
Treatment does exists for many STDs, however there are several that are incurable.

4. Sometimes infections won’t have any symptoms
Common Symptoms
How are STDs Transmitted?
What are some common STDs?
How are they treated?
Sores (painful or painless)
Blood in urine
Burning sensation when urinating
Rashes
Itching
Bumps
Warts
Unusual Discharge
Sometimes infections won’t have any symptoms
Asymptomatic

7. What is Chlamydia?
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection caused by a bacterium Chlamydia trachomatis
It is the most common sexually transmitted bacterial infection
Known as the ‘Silent Infection’
Chlamydia is a very common sexually transmitted infection
It is estimated that 1 in 10 young people who are sexually active has Chlamydia.
Chlamydia is known as the silent infection - as Chlamydia sometimes has no symptoms, in both men and women, it can often go undiagnosed. However, once the infection has been diagnosed, it is treatable
For these reasons the government runs a Chlamydia Screening Programme to try to encourage all young people under 25 who have ever been sexually active to get themselves tested, even when they feel completely fine.
We are giving this presentation so that you know about Chlamydia if and when you become sexually active. We do realise that at the moment the majority of you will not yet be having sex, nationally less than half of young people have had sex by the time they are 16.
-There are often no symptoms
-70% of women and 50% of men have no symptoms

8. Long Term Complications
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID)- infection in the reproductive organs that causes lower abdominal pain. Can lead to infertility in females and ectopic pregnancy.
Serious complication of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea

9. How can Chlamydia be caught?
Unprotected vaginal sex
Unprotected anal sex
Unprotected oral sex
Genital contact with an infected person
Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium chlamydia trachomatis. These bacteria can live in the urethra (the tube that carries urine out of the body), the rectum, throat and eyes. In women the bacteria can also infect the cervix (the opening to the womb).
You can therefore catch chlamydia through any form of unprotected sex - oral, vaginal, or anal. It can also be spread by touching infected areas with the fingers - for example, touching the genitals and then the eyes.
However, you cannot catch it from sharing facilities such as toilets or swimming pools.

10. Long term complications
Symptoms in women
Pain passing urine
Change in vaginal discharge
Mild to severe lower abdominal pain
Pain during sex, bleeding between periods or after sex
Long term complications
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
Chronic pelvic pain
Ectopic pregnancies
Can be passed on to baby during childbirth
Infertility
In women, genital Chlamydia does not often cause any symptoms. However, some women may have 'non-specific symptoms' such as:
Pain in passing urine
a change in their vaginal discharge, and
mild lower abdominal pain.
If left untreated, the Chlamydia infection may lead to the following symptoms:
pelvic pain,
pain during sexual intercourse, or occasionally,
bleeding between periods.
The Chlamydia infection can also spread to the womb, and cause Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID). PID is a major cause of infertility, and ectopic pregnancy.
Chlamydia can be passed from a mother to her baby during childbirth. Although no obvious symptoms are immediately apparent, the infection will often develop two weeks after birth, and can result in complications such as pneumonia or conjunctivitis.

11. Long term Complications
Symptoms in men
Penile irritation and discharge
Urethritis - Inflammation of the tube leading from bladder, causing pain when passing urine
Epididymitis - Inflammation of tube leading from the testes
Resulting in…Painful and swollen testicles
Long term Complications
Painful infection in the testicles
Reduced fertility
In some men it can cause the prostate gland to become inflammed
A man with Chlamydia may experience a urethral discharge from the penis. He may also have inflammation of the tube leading from the bladder to the tip of the penis (urethritis), and inflammation of the tube leading from the testes to the penis (epididymitis).
He may also experience mild irritation at the end of his penis that will usually disappear after two or three days. However, after the discomfort disappears, he may still have the chlamydia infection. This means that he can pass it on to a sexual partner. He also risks the complication of inflamed and swollen testicles.
In rare cases, Chlamydia can also cause an uncommon condition that affects the eyes and joints, known as Reiters syndrome. This is more common in men than in women.
Chlamydia can also cause fertility problems in men.

12. Common STDs Chlamydia Gonorrhea Herpes Bacterial Vaginosis Syphilis
How are STDs Transmitted?
What are some common STDs?
How are they treated?
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Herpes
Bacterial Vaginosis
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)