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Sexually Transmitted Disease

Relationships can be one of the most satisfying aspects of life. Getting close to another person, physically as well as emotionally can be an exciting and rewarding experience. Learning more about your own sexual feelings is one of the joys of becoming an adult.

Like most adult privileges, however, physical relationships bring responsibilities as well as pleasures. Beginning a physical relationship with another person means that you both have to make decisions about how far the relationship will go. Exactly what you will do to express your sexual feelings for each other? What do you do if one partner wants something that the other partner isn't comfortable with or isn't ready for? Are there situations that might lead to your acting in a way that you may regret later? How can you work out your decisions with your partner and how can you make sure that your decisions are completely right for you?

These questions concern your emotional well-being, the way you feel about your partner, but your feelings and your principles are not all you have to be concerned about. Your physical well-being, your health and safety are also at stake. If a male and a female have sexual intercourse, they are risking the responsibility that the female could get pregnant, and if any two people perform certain sexual acts, they may be risking exposure to sexually transmitted disease (STD).

A person can get an STD from someone who isn't even sick (fact) some people are carriers of sexually transmitted disease. That means that they have been exposed to the disease and have contracted the virus or bacteria that causes it, but they aren't experiencing any symptoms themselves at the movement. Nevertheless they are fully capable of passing the virus or bacteria on to a sexual partner. The following are 8 major sexually transmitted diseases and the number of cases in the U.S. per year:

Chlamydia - 4 million/yr
Gonorrhea - 1.3 million/yr
Genital Warts - 1 million/yr
Genital Herpes - .5 million/yr
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - .42 million/yr
Hepatitis B - .3 million/yr
Syphilis - .134 million/yr
AIDS - .242 million through 10/92; 1.5 million HIV positive

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