This document discusses sexual health and prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV/AIDS, and unplanned pregnancy. It provides statistics on the prevalence of STDs and unplanned pregnancies in the US, noting that they are almost entirely preventable. The use of condoms, when used correctly, is highlighted as an effective means of prevention, along with abstinence and education. Risks are greater for teens who may engage in risky behaviors like unprotected sex or sex under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

1. SEXUAL HEALTH & Protection &
Prevention
WELLBEING Education

2. According to the CDC
(Center for Disease Control) in 2008 more than
1.5 Million people in the United States are
infected with these dieses each year? And in
that same year more than 18,000 people died
as a result of these
infectious dieses.
The shocking part about these numbers is they
are almost 100% preventable.

3. WHAT IS IT THAT COULD INFECT AND KILL
SO MANY PEOPLE?
Sexually transmitted
diseases and AIDS

4. According to Planned Parenthood 3 million of
the 6.4 million of these are unplanned
and unwanted.
That is about 1 out of every 2.
And again these numbers are almost 100%
preventable.

5. WHAT IS THIS UNWANTED AND
UNPLANNED THING?
Babies born from
unplanned and
unwanted
Pregnancies

6. STD FACTS
S E X U A L LY T R A N S M I T T E D D I S E A S E
 Chlamydia, Gonorrhea and Syphilis are among the 3 most
common STD’s contracted each year in the United States.
 Having an STD can af fect your health now and in the future. It
may af fect your ability to have children and even worse some
STD’s are fatal if left untreated.
 Some STD’s can have no symptoms at all, but even without
symptoms they are still spreadable to others.
 STD’s can be spread from unprotected sex and any other skin
to skin contact.

7. HIV & AIDS FACTS
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME
 1 .2 million people in the United States are living with the HIV
virus and 1 in 5 are unaware they are even infected.
 In 2010, African Americans accounted for the largest
proportion of AIDS diagnoses in the South, Northeast, and
Midwest.
 Gay and bisexual men are more af fected by HIV than any other
group in the United States.
 Drug use via needles has accounted for more than one-third
(36%) of AIDS cases in the United States.

8. UNWANTED PREGNANCY FACTS
A P R E G N A N C Y T H AT I S N O T D E S I R E D B Y O N E O R B O T H B I O LO G I C PA R E N T S
 American Pregnacy.org and The National Campaingn.org state
that one in every two pregnancies in America is unplanned .
 3 in 10 girls are pregnant by the age of 20 while, 6 in 10
pregnancies ages 20-24 are unplanned.
 What’s worse than having an unwanted pregnancy would be
having an STD or HIV during your pregnancy.
 STDs can result in irreparable lifetime damage for infants
infected by their mothers during gestation or birth, including
blindness, bone deformities, mental retardation, and death.

9. What is your best protection
against the threat of STD’s,
AIDS, and Unwanted
Pregnancy?
The use of
Condoms

10. CONDOM FACTS
A T H I N R U B B E R S H E AT H W O R N D U R I N G S E X UA L I N T E R C O U R S E A S A C O N T R AC E P T I V E A N D / O R
AS PROTECTION AGAINST INFECTION
 Co n do ms c a n da te ba c k to t h e m i ddl e a g e s w h e re l i n en s h e a t h es o r l o i n c l ot h e s
we re us e d fo r prote c t i o n a n d preve n t i on o f pre g n a n c y a n d di s e a se.
 Aro un d t h e 1 5 0 0 - 1 80 0’ s c o n do m s we re m a de fro m l i n e n s h e a t hes s o a ke d i n
s ul ph ur a n d l ye a s we l l a s a n i m al i n te s t ines a n d bl a dde r s .
 In t h e e a rl y 1 9 0 0 ’ s Ch a rl es G o o dye a r be g a n to m a s s pro duc e c o n do m s m a de fro m
e l a st ic v ul c a n ize d rubbe r. N ow t h ey fo c us o n t i re s .
 E a rl y 1 8 9 0 ’ s So c i a l hyg i e nist s fo ug h t to pro h i bi t t h e us e o f c o n do m s by
Am e ric ans, re s ul t i ng i n U. S. t ro o ps i n Wo rl d Wa r I h av i n g t h e h i g h est ra te o f STD s
— ove r 7 0 % . B y Wo rl d Wa r II, g ove rnmen t a g g re ssively pro m ote d t h e us e o f
c o n do ms .
 In 1 9 2 0 t h e fi r s t l a tex c o n do m s we re m a de by Yo un g ' s Rubbe r Co m pa ny but ,
w h e re n ot w i de l y us e d un t i l t h e 1 9 3 0 ’ s .
 Wh e n us e d c o rre c t l y c o n do m s c a n be up to 9 5 % e f fe c t i ve i n preve n t ion o f STD ’ s ,
AID S a n d o n l y a bo ut 2 o ut o f eve r y 10 0 wo m a n c o ul d s t i l l be c o m e pre g n a n t .
 Co n do ms a re o n e o f t h e m o s t a c c e s sible a n d i n ex pe nsive fo rm s o f bi r t h c o n t ro l &
i n fe c t ion preve n t i on ava i lable. P l a c e s l i ke d P l a n n ed Pa re n t h ood o f fe r t h e n fo r
fre e .

11. TEENS AT HIGHER RISK
A S I T U AT I O N I N V O LV I N G E X P O S U R E T O D A N G E R
 Four of 10 sexually active teens, or their partners, have taken
a pregnancy test while in high school .
 One of five said they personally had unprotected sex after
drinking or using drugs. And seven of 10 said their peers don't
use condoms during sex after drinking .
 One of six high schoolers believed that having sex
occasionally without a condom was "no big deal .“
 One in three boys between ages 15 and 17 feel pressure to
have sex while in high school, compared with one in four girls.

12. HOW TO BE PROTECTED
KEEP SAFE FROM HARM OR INJURY
 Know your risks
 Learn how STD’s and AIDS are spread
 Talk to your par tner about their sexual and drug histor y
 Know your limits
 Don’t combine drugs and alcohol with sex
 Don’t take risks
 Choose abstinence (Not having any type of intercourse or sex play with
a par tner)
 Get tested of ten

13. WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE?
WAY S T O H E L P S P R E A D AWA R E N E S S
 More health and sex education in schools and starting at
younger ages
 Condoms and birth control options being available in schools
 The morning after pill being available in schools
 More resources for parents to get information to teach at
home
 Studies show talking to your children about sex starts as early
as birth.

14. REFERENCES
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