MBBS, M.D Psychiatry , Diploma In Psychological Medicine
Sexologist, Navi Mumbai
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20 years experience
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Which of the following can lead to spreading of STDs?
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The risks of being afflicted by an STD increase chiefly if you engage in vaginal, anal or oral sex without using a condom or any other protection. The risks increase exponentially, especially if you engage in intercourse with multiple partners, or with someone who engages in sex with multiple partners. Sharing needles, using improper contraception and trading sex for benefits are other prominent reasons for spreading of STDs.
You can get HIV from getting a tattoo or a body piercing.
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There can be a high risk of getting afflicted with HIV or some other bloodstreamborne disease, such as Hepatitis B or C, especially if the instruments used for tattooing, such as needles, are not disinfected or sterilized. Also, any instrument used for piercing skin should only be used on a 'useandthrow' basis.
What are some possible symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases/infections?
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A number of symptoms of STD/STIs include painful urination, pain during sex, rashes, aches, loss in weight, fever, untoward discharge from the penis or vagina, bumps, warts (near mouth, anus or vagina), etc. However, it is not always necessary that STDs will manifest its presence through symptoms; cases of no evident symptoms are also common.
STDs, once cured cannot affect you again.
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While some sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV or herpes will stick with you throughout your life, some which can be cured, such as gonorrhea or Chlamydia, often have a chance of affecting you again in case you engage in sexual contact with an affected person.
Which of the following is a sexually transmitted disease?
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Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases to plague the world today and is usually passed through infected bodily fluids, such as exchange of saliva, or during intercourse. This affects the female reproductive organs or urethra, for both men and women.
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