1. Sexually Transmitted Infections Mr. Springer 8 th Grade Health

2. What Is An STI? Why Is STI Education Important? STI- ______________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ *Each year, _______________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

3. What Is An STI? Why Is STI Education Important? Up to 75 percent of sexually active women and men will get an STI of some kind. Planned Parenthood 2007. Medically, ___________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________ ____________________________________

4. What You Should Know About STI’s 1.________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 2.You cannot tell if someone has an STI by his or her appearance 3.________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 4.Many STI’s can be treated, but early diagnosis is vital 5.Because treatment for STI’s vary, they must be accurately identified 6.________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 7.STI’s are serious diseases that can cause sterility, blindness, deafness, insanity, and death

5. Best Method Of Preventing STI Infection? ______________! –When you practice ______________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________. –This prevention is critical because STI’s differ from other communicable diseases in 2 ways: –________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

6. Responsible Communication Responsible Behavior! –Choose your friends carefully –They should share your values and support your decision about practicing sexual abstinence –_______________________________________ _______________________________________ –Know your limits and communicate them to your date before you go out –___________________________________ –Seek advice from a trusted adult on handling difficult situations

7. 3 Causes Of STI’s 1._________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 2._________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ 3._________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

8. How STI’s Enter The Body STI’s enter the body through ____________ _____________________________________ _____________________________________ –Most common entry sites are: 1. ________________ 2. ________________ 3. ________________ 4. ________________ 5. ________________

9. STI Warning Signs Persons with STI’s sometimes have symptoms like a: –1. ________________ –2. ________________ –3. ________________ –4. ________________ –5. ________________ *Often there are no warning signs, many people who have STI don’t even know it!

10. Chlamydia Chlamydia (________________) –Symptoms: ____________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ _______________________________________ –Treatment: antibiotics –What Could Happen: sterility from scarring of reproductive organs, infections of developing fetus in pregnant women

11. Gonorrhea Gonorrhea (_______________) –Symptoms: ______________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________ –Treatment: Antibiotics, but some strains or bacteria are drug resistant –What Could Happen: sterility, permanent damage to joints and body organs, infection of developing fetus in pregnant women

12. Genital Herpes Genital Herpes (_____________________) –Symptoms: _____________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ –Treatment: _____________________________ ________________________________________ –What Could Happen: increased risk of HIV infection, brain damage or death of newborns of infected mothers

13. Genital Warts Genital Warts (_________________) –Symptoms: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ –Treatment: ____________________________________ _______________________________________________ –What Could Happen: cancer of reproductive system, urinary blockage in males, cervical cancer in females, infection of newborns during birth

14. Syphilis Syphilis (_________________) –Symptoms: ______________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ –Treatment: antibiotics –What Could Happen: _____________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________

15. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease PID (females only) (______________) –Symptoms: foul-smelling discharge; tenderness in abdomen; backache; fever; vomiting; heavy menstrual periods –Treatment: antibiotics –What Could Happen: ______________________ _________________________________________ _________________________________________

16. Hepatitis B Hepatitis B (_________________) –Symptoms: ______________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ –Treatment: prevented by vaccination; no treatment otherwise –What Could Happen: liver damage; liver cancer; ;infection of the developing fetus in pregnant women

17. Pubic Lice Pubic Lice (_______________) –Symptoms: ________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ –Treatment: ________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ –What Could Happen: no lasting effects