4. • HOW IT IS RECEIVED: ANY SORT OF TOUCHING OR
RUBBING AS LONG AS IT IS DURING SKIN-TO-SKIN
GENITAL, VAGINAL, ANAL, OR ORAL SEX.
• SYMPTOMS: NORMALLY THERE ARE NOT ANY MAJOR
SYMPTOMS BUT OCCASIONALLY IT CAN BE GENITAL
WARTS.
• TREATMENT: HPV ITSELF CANNOT BE TREATED BUT THE
BODY NORMALLY CLEARS THE INFECTION ON ITS OWN.
• PREVENTION: THERE IS A HPV VACCINE THAT SHOULD BE
DONE DURING EARLY TEEN YEARS THAT COMES IN A
SERIES OF 3 SHOTS.
5. • HOW IT IS RECEIVED: CHLAMYDIA CAN BE RECEIVED
THROUGH VAGINAL, ANAL, OR ORAL SEX.
• SYMPTOMS: SOMETIMES THERE WILL BE A
YELLOWISH DISCHARGE WITH A STRONG,
ABNORMAL SMELL.
• TREATMENT: ANTIBIOTICS IS GIVEN, THEN TESTING
WILL NEED TO BE DONE TO DETERMINE WHETHER
OR NOT IT IS ALL GONE.
• PREVENTION: USE CONDOMS, LIMIT YOUR NUMBER
OF PARTNERS, AND GET TESTED REGULARLY
6. • HOW IT IS RECEIVED: VAGINAL SEX OR THE SHARING
OF SEX TOYS AS LONG AS FLUIDS FROM ONE
PARTNER IS PASSED TO THE OTHERS’ GENITALS.
• SYMPTOMS: SOMETIMES THERE WILL BE A
UNPLEASANT SMELLING DISCHARGE, ITCHING, OR
URGE TO URINATE FREQUENTLY.
• TREATMENT: PRESCRIPTIONS ARE GIVEN BUT THE
INFECTION CAN RE-APPEAR IF THE PARTNER IS NOT
TESTED AND TREATED AS WELL.
• PREVENTION: USE CONDOMS
7. • HOW IT IS RECEIVED: SKIN-TO-SKIN TOUCHING SUCH
AS KISSING, VAGINAL, ANAL, AND ORAL SEX.
• SYMPTOMS: BLISTERS AND SORES ON THE VAGINA,
VULVA, PENIS, CERVIS, BUTTOCKS, OR ANUS. THERE
CAN ALSO BE A BURNING SENSATION WHEN
URINATING AND CAN BE VERY ITCHY.
• TREATMENT: CERTAIN MEDICATIONS, KEEP AREA DRY
TO KEEP SORES DRY, WARM BATHS, COOL
COMPRESSES, AND PAIN RELIEVERS.
• PREVENTION: USE CONDOMS
8. • HOW IT IS RECEIVED: VAGINAL, ANAL, OR ORAL SEX
• SYMPTOMS: CAN BE YELLOWISH-GREENISH VAGINAL
DISCHARGE.
• TREATMENT: ANTIBIOTICS ARE PRESCRIBED BUT IN
ORDER TO COMPLETELY CLEAR THE INFECTION,
YOUR PARTNER NEEDS TO BE TESTED AND TREATED
AS WELL.
• PREVENTION: NOT HAVING SEX IS THE BEST WAY BUT
IF SEX OCCURS, USE CONDOMS.
9. • Papisova, Vera. "The 5 Most Common STDs
Among Teens." Teen Vogue. TeenVogue.com,
21 July 2015. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.
• "Gonorrhea - Prevention." WebMD. WebMD,
n.d. Web. 17 Feb. 2017.