STDs
What are STDs?
STDs are infections that people usually get by having sex with someone who already has one. Some STDs can be treated and cured with antibiotic medicine. Others cannot be cured. But many of those can be treated to make them easier to live with.
It is very important to remember that most of the time you will never know if you are having sex with someone who has an STD. Anyone can get one. It has nothing to do with how "clean" someone is or how the person dresses and acts. Most people who get an STD, including HIV, do not know the person they are having sex with has one.
Curable STDs
These STDs are caused by bacteria (a kind of germ).
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Not Curable STDs
These STDs are caused by a virus (another kind of germ).
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STDs left untreated can:
- Be painful and make you very sick. A few can even cause death.
- Make it hard for a woman to get pregnant when she wants to.
- Make a man unable to father a child.
- Cause birth defects or other health problems for a newborn.
Millions of people have STDs. And most people who get them are under the age of 30.
- STDs are common.
- You can have more than one STD at a time.
- You can get the same STD more than once.
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