Unprotected Sex
Unprotected Sex
unprotected sex
Having unprotected sex can lead to many problems for your body. You could catch an infection from your sexual partner or could become pregnant.
In order to avoid these problems you could use a condom. This will stop you from catching a disease or becoming pregnant.
Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs
Unprotected sex can cause many problems for the body. Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are very common infections. Most of STDs are easy to treat. Some though, such as hepatitis and HIV can be very deadly.
These diseases are caught through sexual intercourse. Some of these are:
Gonorrhoea
Syphilis
Hepatitis
HIV
Gonorrhoea
What is Gonorrhoea?
Gonorrhoea is a STD which is caused by a bacterium that can grow and multiply easily in warm, moist areas of the reproductive tract, including the cervix, uterus (womb) and fallopian tubes in the women, and in the urethra in women and men. This can also grow in the mouth, eyes, throat and anus.
Effects
Gonorrhoea can effect newborns
Women can become infertile.
An infection around the liver – Perihepatitis
HIV/AIDS
WHAT IT IS?
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), a condition in humans in which the immune system begins to fail, leading to life-threatening opportunistic infections. EFFECTS
Rapid weight loss
Dry cough
Recurring fever or profuse night sweats
Profound and unexplained fatigue
Woollen lymph glands in the armpits, groin, or neck
Diarrhoea that lasts for more than a week
White spots or unusual blemishes on the tongue, in the mouth, or in the throat
Pneumonia Red, brown, pink, or purplish blotches on or under the skin or inside the mouth, nose, or eyelids