Chapter 18
Sexually transmitted infections
In this chapter:
What are sexually transmitted infections? ............................................................... 321
How STIs are passed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322 Treating STIs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Discharge from the vagina.......................................................................................... 323
Chlamydia and gonorrhea
Yeast (candida, white discharge,
(clap, the drip, gono, VD) . . . . . . . . 323
fungus) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Trichomonas (trich) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326 Bacterial vaginosis
(BV, gardnerella) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Sores on the genitals (genital ulcers)........................................................................ 329
Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329 Genital herpes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Chancroid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331 HPV (genital warts) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
STIs that affect the whole body.................................................................................. 334
HIV infection and AIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . 334 Hepatitis B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Teaching women how to prevent STIs. .................................................................... 336
How to help stop STIs in your community............................................................... 337
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