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STI- stands for sexually transmitted infections

  • Also called sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)
  • Spread by sexual contact via genitals, the mouth, or the rectum
  • Anyone having sex can get an STI
  • You are more likely to contract and STI if you have more than one sex partners or fail to use a condom
  • STIs can be passed to a new born from the mother during a delivery

There are three kinds of STIs:

  1. Bacterial STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia which can be cured with medication.
  2. Viral STIs like herpes and HIV which cannot be cured, but their symptoms can be treated.
  3. Parasite STIs: Scabies or pubic lice which can be cured with skin creams.

Important

If you think you may have an STI, see your health care provider and have it checked. 

Sexually Transmitted Infections (2018). My Health Alberta Website. Retrieved September 5,2019 from  https://myhealth.alberta.ca/Health/Pages/conditions.aspx?hwid=stdis

Do I have an STI? (2019). Teen Health Source website.Retrieved September 5,2019 from
http://teenhealthsource.com/stisetc/sti-symptoms/