HOW CAN I PREVENT SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AND UNWANTED PREGNANCY?
Sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy are best prevented by avoiding sexual activity. Limiting sexual partners in a lifetime to one, or less than three, may also assist in preventing sexually transmitted diseases. If you are sexually active, condoms in addition to another form of birth control, such as spermacidal foam or DepoProvera, will help avoid venereal disease and pregnancy. Condoms, even when used correctly, may still fail to protect against herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, venereal warts, syphilis, hepatitis B or HIV especially if you have multiple sex partners or very frequent sexual activity. Rectal intercourse has been shown to be a major cause of colon cancer in women. If you are female and sexually active, you should have a pelvic exam and start contraceptives to avoid pregnancy. If you get a sexually transmitted disease through a virus (herpes, hepatitis B, venereal warts, HIV) you will have that disease your entire life and will likely spread it to your future husban
