Monday, August 15, 2005

sex education 12

Safe Sex and Diseases

Safe Sex Rules: 1. Don't have sex with a stranger. 2. Always use protection if you cannot make sure that your sexual encounter is safe. 3. Condom can reduce the chance of getting infection. 4. Always have sex with the same partner. 5. Don't have sex with some ones who have irritation or suspicious infection in the genitals, anus and mouth.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD): 1. HIV/AIDS - Death Wish! 2. Chilamydia - The commonest, frequently symptomless, STD, but treatable with antibiotics in early stage. If untreated, it can result in pelvic infection and infertility. *** Symptoms - Stinging sensation of the penile end, watery discharge, swollen testicles and painful urination for men; Yellow Vaginal Discharge, damage in the mucoid lining of the mouth, eyes, urine tract, rectum, and vagina for women. *** Infection path - Vagina and anus. 3. Genital Herpes - contagious and incurable, but controllable in outbreaking. *** Symptoms - Tangling and itching around genitals, then sores. *** Infection path - contact of infected areas. 4. Gonorrhea: an incubation period of 2-10 days; *** Symptoms - Pain on urination and vaginal discharge, but 60% women are symptomless. *** Infection path - urethra, rectum, mouth, throat, vagina, and anus. 5. Syphilis: Bateria into the body, treatable in the early stage. *** Symptoms - Skin Rash. *** Infection path - urethra, open skin, rectum, mouth, throat, vagina, and anus. 6. Hepatics B: Virus infection, curable with vaccine. *** Symptoms - Fever, headaches, muscle aches, fatigue, no appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, dark urine, abdominal pain, yellowing of the skin, and whites of eyes. *** Infection path - Exposure to infected blood, semen, vaginal secretion, and saliva 7. Human Papilloma Virus (HPV): Viral Infection, leading to penile, anal, and cervix cancers. *** Symptoms - Sometimes, no symptoms. The most common symptoms are genital warts, from small bumps to large cauliflowers; moist and itchy; warts can be in the anus and throat. it may appear anywhere from several week to several years. *** Infection path - mouth, throat, vagina, penis, and anus. If you are infected by herpes, L-Lysine (500-1000 mg) + Zinc (25-50 mg) + Vitamin C (500 - 1000 mg) + garlic (300-500 mg) a day can help suppress or mitigate its outbreaks.

source from Dr Lin

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