Global Medical Cures™ | Womens health - Sexually Transmitted Infections
STDs and HIV
1. STDS and HIV South Shore High School Health Fair Dr. Chinwe Chukwurah Anupama Gowda, Aqeel Muhammad, Vikram Durairat Jackson Park Hospital 7531 S. Stony Island Ave. Chicago, IL 60649
7. STDs are preventable If you engage in vaginal, anal, or ORAL sex, you can get a STD. ABSTINENCE is the BEST policy Condoms can prevent STDs IF used consistently and correctly BUT are not 100% protection.
52. Caused by a bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae Gonorrhea Males usually experience pain while urinating, and they may have a yellow-green discharge from the penis Females may experience a vaginal discharge and/or have pelvic or abdominal pain
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59. Trichomoniasis Some men may temporarily have an irritation inside the penis, mild discharge, or slight burning after urination or ejaculation. Women have frothy, yellow-green vaginal discharge with a strong odor, discomfort during intercourse and urination, as well as irritation and itching of the female genital area .
62. Primary Syphilis-‘Hard’Chancre The primary ‘chancre’- a hard, highly infectious, painless sore. The lesion appears 2-4 weeks after exposure, sometimes with mild fever and swollen glands… proceeds to…
68. Center for Substance Abuse Treatment National Hotline: (800) 662-HELP Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Voice Information System (STD, HIV, and TB information): (800) 232-3228 Toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week National AIDS Hotline: (800) 342-AIDS (English) (800) 344-7432 (Spanish) (800) 243-7889 (TTY) Toll-free, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week TTY—10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday National Herpes Hotline: (919) 361-8488 National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Hotline: (919) 361-4848 National Institute on Drug Abuse Hotline (provides information about drug and substance abuse and referrals to treatment centers nationwide): (800) 662-4357 (English and Spanish) Toll-free, 24 hours National Planned Parenthood Hotline (provides information about area clinics providing STD diagnosis and treatment): (800) 230-7526 National STD Hotline: (800) 227-8922 English—24 hours per day, 7 days a week Spanish—8:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 7 days a week TTY—10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday TEEN Line (provides peer-to-peer counseling for teens): (800) 443-8336 Toll-free, 24 hours
69. Word of Wisdom “ The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.