What is the connection between HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases?
Having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) like herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis or chlamydia can increase a person’s risk of becoming infected with HIV, even if the STD does not cause breaks or open sores on the skin. Having an STD can make you more likely to get HIV during sexual contact with someone who has HIV.
Having a sexually transmitted disease (STD) like herpes, gonorrhea, syphilis or chlamydia can increase a person’s risk of becoming infected with HIV, even if the STD does not cause breaks or open sores on the skin. Having an STD can make you more likely to get HIV during sexual contact with someone who has HIV. Also, if someone has HIV and another STD, they are more likely to transmit HIV through sexual contact than someone who just has HIV alone.
