Sexually Transmitted Disease Brochure

1. SEXUALLY
TRANSMITTED
DISEASE
Uncovering
CHELSEA SEXUAL HEALTH INITIATIVE
WE AIM TO PROVIDE
RELEVANT, FACTUAL
INFORMATION ON
SEXUAL HEALTH TO
MEN AND WOMEN OF
ALL AGES
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CHELSEA DEPARTMENT
OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
WHAT'S HAPPENING
HERE IN CHELSEA?A LOOK AT STATISTICS
IN 2012, CHLAMYDIA INFECTED ALMOST
TWICE AS MANY PEOPLE IN CHELSEA THAN
THE MASSACHUSETTS AVERAGE
AND ALTHOUGH THEY WEREN'T AS COMMON...
HIV= 3 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE
SYPHILIS= 4 TIMES AS MANY PEOPLE
WHO'S AT RISK?
70
%OF ALL NEW CHLAMYDIA CASES WERE
RECORDED IN PERSONS UNDER 24
CHLAMYDIA AFFECTS MORE
SYPHILIS AFFECTS MORE
GONORRHEA AFFECTS MORE
HIV/ AIDS AFFECTS MORE
HPV AFFECTS MORE
YES! GET TESTED ONCE A YEAR IF
YOU ARE SEXUALLY ACTIVE
GET TESTED EVERY 3 MONTHS IF
YOU HAVE ALREADY BEEN
DIAGNOSED WITH AN STI
HOW CAN I AVOID
CONTRACTING AN STI?
SIMPLE TIPS FOR SAFE SEX
1. ASK ABOUT YOUR PARTNER'S SEXUAL
HISTORY
2. USE A BARRIER METHOD (LIKE A
CONDOM OR A DENTAL DAM) EVERY TIME
YOU HAVE SEX
3. MAKE SURE YOUR BARRIER IS USED
PROPERLY AND NOT EXPIRED
SHOULD I
GET
TESTED
FOR STI'S?
WHAT DO I DO IF I FIND
OUT I HAVE AN STI?
1. TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT
TREATMENT OPTIONS
TAKING THE NEXT STEPS
2. INFORM YOUR SEXUAL PARTNERS
SO THEY CAN ALSO GET TESTED
3. CONSULT CLINICS AND WEBSITES
IN RESOURCES FOR MORE INFO
4. CHOOSE NOT TO HAVE SEX.

2. SYMPTOMS OF SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED
INFECTIONS ARE ALWAYS DISTINCT
AND CAN BE EASILY SEEN.
False
TRUE OR FALSE?
False
False
False
False
False
True
True
True
YOU CANNOT GET AN
STI FROM HAVING ORAL SEX.
PEOPLE WITH GONORRHEA, SYPHILIS,
AND CHLAMYDIA ARE AT AN INCREASED
RISK FOR CONTRACTING HIV.
HAVING ACCESS TO CONDOMS AND
USING THEM PROPERLY SIGNIFICANTLY
REDUCES THE TRANSMISSION OF STI'S.
LESS THAN HALF OF PEOPLE WHO
SHOULD BE TESTED FOR STI'S
RECEIVE STI SCREENING.
HIV ONLY INFECTS PEOPLE WHO IDENTIFY
AS GAY, LESBIAN, OR TRANSGENDER
AND/OR HAVE SAME-SEX CONTACT.
HPV IS SO COMMON THAT NEARLY ALL
SEXUALLY ACTIVE MEN AND WOMEN WILL
GET IT AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIVES.
ONCE YOU'VE BEEN TREATED FOR
AN STI, YOU CAN'T GET IT AGAIN.
LATEX CONDOMS CONTAIN HOLES
LARGE ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE NOT
PROTECTIVE AGAINST HIV AND STI'S.
SOME RISK FACTORS CAN INCREASE YOUR CHANCES
MULTIPLE PARTNERS
IMPROPER BARRIER USE
LACK OF ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
STI'S ARE
PASSED VIA
ORAL, ANAL, OR
VAGINAL SEX
(SOME EVEN PASSED THROUGH
SKIN-TO-SKIN CONTACT)
GENITAL/ RECTAL SORES OR BUMPS
PAINFUL URINATION
VAGINAL/ PENILE DISCHARGE
PAIN DURING SEX
ABNORMAL VAGINAL BLEEDING
HOW DO YOU
GET AN STI?OR BETTER YET, AVOID ONE
DRUG/ ALCOHOL INFLUENCE
UNKNOWN PARTNER
SEXUAL HISTORY
WHAT ARE
SOME
SYMPTOMS
OF STI'S?
SO WHAT?
IT'S IMPORTANT TO
SEEK TREATMENT
BECAUSE
UNTREATED STI'S
CAN BE REALLY
DANGEROUS
UNTREATED STI'S
CAN HAVE
DANGEROUS
CONSEQUENCES
CHLAMYDIA AND
GONORRHEA CAN
LEAD TO PELVIC
INFLAMMATORY
DISEASE AND LATER
INFERTILITY
RESOURCES
WHERE EXACTLY DO I GO?
WHERE CAN I GET TESTED FOR STI'S?
EAST BOSTON
NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER
MGH CHELSEA
YOUR PRIMARY CARE PROVIDER
WHERE CAN I LEARN MORE ABOUT
STI TESTING/ TREATMENT?
ASHASEXUALHEALTH.ORG
GETTESTED.CDC.GOV
MAYOCLINIC.ORG
PLANNEDPARENTHOOD.ORG
WHERE CAN I MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT FOR STI TESTING?
1. MGH CHELSEA HEALTH
CENTER: 617 726-3236
2. EAST BOSTON
NEIGHBORHOOD
CENTER: 617 726-3236
3. ROCA INC.
617-889-5210