What are the risks for teen girls and women if they get an STD?
It is possible to have been born with a STD (STI) no matter what your gender, things such as Gonorrhea, HIV, AIDS; Syphilis can be passed from the mother to the child either in pregnancy or childbirth. When a women who are pregnant can become infected with the same sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as women who are not pregnant. Pregnancy does not provide women or their babies any protection against STDs. The consequences of an STD can be significantly more serious, even life threatening, for a woman and her baby if the woman becomes infected with an STD while pregnant. It is important that women be aware of the harmful effects of STDs and knows how to protect themselves and their children against infection. Sexually transmitted diseases can affect your ability to have children. How do these infections affect fertility, and can these changes be prevented? Even once you get pregnant, STDs can still have an effect on your reproductive life. They can even affect the health of your baby
