We’ll be talking about health problems associated with the sex organs and sexual activity. The boys and girls in our classes have many questions about these subjects. They are especially curious about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), which are also referred to as venereal diseases (VD).
STDs are diseases that can be passed from one person to another through sexual contact. There are many different types of STDs.
Gonorrhoea-This is a common STD that can easily be cured with antibiotics, provided it is detected and treated promptly. Males usually have symptoms severe enough to send them to the doctor (discharge from the penis, pain on urination, frequent need to urinate). Females may have an abnormal vaginal discharge and urinary symptoms if the germs spread from the vagina to the urethra, and these symptoms may be severe enough for them to seek medical treatment. However, the big problem with gonorrhoea is that some males and many females don’t have symptoms or have only mild ones that go away on their own. Even if there are no symptoms, the germs are still in the infected person’s body, and that person can still pass the disease to others. Undetected and untreated gonorrhoea can be especially serious in a female. If she doesn’t know she has the disease and is not treated, the germs may spread from the vagina to the uterus, Fallopian tubes, ovaries and other pelvic organs, causing PID, which can be very damaging and can lead to infertility, sterility and other serious medical problems.
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