What Are STDs And How Are They Transmitted? | ASL | Planned Parenthood

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NARRATOR 1: A Deaf woman with caramel skin and heterochromatic eyes has waist-length reddish braids, partially pulled back in a hair tie. She is wearing a forest green blouse, black pants and two small silver earrings with a tree design on them.

NARRATOR 2: A Deaf white person with curly brown chin-length hair. They are wearing a plum colored, button-down, ¾ -sleeved shirt, blue jeans, a silver hoop septum ring, a lip-piercing on their lower lip, and black circular earrings. There are several line drawn tattoos on their lower right arm.

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STDs are infections that can be passed during vaginal, anal, or oral sex.

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Some STDs are carried in precum, semen, vaginal fluids, and blood.
Others can be passed just from genital skin-to-skin contact.

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STDs are super common and they usually don't show any symptoms.
So lots of people don't even know they have one.

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The only way to be totally sure you won't get an STD is to never have any kind of sexual contact with another person.

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But the reality is most of us do have sex at some point in our lives.
So, the best way to help prevent STDs is to have safer sex.

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Safer sex means using barriers every single time you have vaginal, anal, and oral sex.
Examples of these barriers are condoms and dental dams.

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These barriers help block body fluids and some skin-to-skin contact that can spread STDs.

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Using barriers can even make sex better. When you're protected you can relax and focus on each other instead of worrying about STDs.

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You can get condoms and lube in most drug and convenience stores.
There are lots of different styles of condoms and many are designed to increase pleasure.

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Adding water based or silicone lubricant makes condoms feel great, and helps stop them from breaking.

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Even if you always use condoms when you have sex and feel totally fine, still get tested for STDs regularly.

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Testing is the only way to know for sure if you have an STD. It's usually quick, painless, and sometimes even free.

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STDs might seem scary, but most can be easily cured with medicine and don't cause
any serious problems if treated early.

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And there are also treatments for STDs that can't be cured,
to help with symptoms and lower the chance of giving the infection to someone else.

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Having an STD is nothing to feel ashamed of and it doesn't mean you're a bad person.
The reality is: STDs are super common and most people get one at some point.

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People with STDs can be in relationships, have sex, and live totally normal lives.
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