What are the major risk factors of STDs?
• Unprotected Anal Sex • Unprotected Vaginal Sex • Sharing Needles (for Piercing, Tattooing, or Drugs) • Unprotected Sex with a Female on Her Period • Unprotected Sex with a Male Who “comes” • Unprotected Oral-Anal Contact • Getting Feces or Urine in the Anus, Vagina, or Mouth • Unprotected Finger or Fist Insertion • Unprotected Oral Sex Performed on a Male Who DOES NOT “Come” • Unprotected Oral Sex Performed on a Female Who DOES NOT Have Her Period What should every person know about STDs? The fastest growing population of those with STDs is the high school population. Females are more susceptible to STDs than males because of their anatomy. In most women (and some men), there are no symptoms of STDs. Not only does a sexual partner not tell about the disease, often the woman herself doesn’t know she has it. If discovered early enough, treatment can be simple (often requiring no more than antibiotics). However, if a case goes untreated, the damage can be permanent, life altering, or li
