Practicing Safe Sex

Know the HIV status of your partner(s). If your partner is HIV-positive, make sure he or she has an undetectable viral load on HIV medicines.

To have a test done to check for the presence of syphilis, you must see a physician who then swabs the ulcer or sore and sends it off to the lab where it is then checked for the infection. A simple blood test can also detect the infection as well if you don’t have any current signs.

Getting checked out is good way to see if you already encountered the disease. If it was a communicable disease you could have gotten it from anybody. Now, if you sexual activity with someone and they have it and didn’t tell you and you start not feeling like yourself you should get checked out.

Proper education is key when it comes to preventing teen pregnancy, and that is why Be Safe, Not Sorry is dedicated to the education of young adults. Sexual education is taught in public schools at varying levels but does not have as serious of an impact as is intended. Brazos Independent School District (BISD) includes a curriculum on abstinence, but further explanation on safe sex practices is not included. Focusing on teenage girls between 15 and 19 years old, Be Safe, Not Sorry strives to expand on their current knowledge of safe sex practices in order to prevent teen pregnancies. As of 2014, Brazos City, Texas has a teen pregnancy rate of about 30 out of 1,000 teenage girls. To address this issue, Be Safe, Not Sorry will be a program

If you asked any parent what they would encourage their child to do., it would be to abstain from any sexual activity until marriage. Although some people conquer this task, many people seem to scratch that itch of sexual desire. Here are a few ways to protect yourself when engaging in sexual activity:

In conclusion safe sex is no sex. You learned about contraceptives like condoms, and pills. You learned about emergency contraceptives like Plan-B, or One-Day. You also learned where to get, and use them. If you’re going to have sex be safe because if you’re not you may regretted the consequences later

1- Safer sex is learning and practicing behaviors that lower the chance of contracting/transmitting sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Claudia: Absolutely, you should be tested! Just the fact that you and I have had unprotected sex makes you a possible candidate for HIV infection. I’m sorry for this and wish I could make it not be so or a possibility.

“A mutually faithful monogamous relationship in the context of marriage is the expected standard of human sexual activity. Different people will disagree about the veracity of this statement, but we know that it does not reflect the experiences of the majority of young people” (Collins 1). Sexual education is a mandatory part of every grade school curriculum and is funded by the federal government. “The content of sexuality education curricula in America varies widely by region, by school district, and sometimes, by classroom” (Collins 1). I believe that because of this fact that it should be taught in a one consistent way.

Recommendation: The best recommendation based on the following two guidelines is to adopt a part of each clinical practice guideline in preventing the spread of infections. It is critical for a clinician to be well-trained, knowledgeable, and have effective communication skills in obtaining a detailed sexual health history from his or her patient. Creating a safe and comfortable environment is also another important consideration when obtaining a sexual health history. The second guideline in providing safer sex advice is imperative in preventing the spread of infection. This guideline gives specific advice in offering strategies on how to prevent infection from occurring. The guideline also offers detailed advice on use of latex condoms, oral and anal sex advice, and risk reduction techniques on the proper use of condoms. Safer sex advice guideline also recommends screening for asymptomatic STI and HIV testing. In preventing or decreasing the number of STIs in sexually active women: 1). A sexual health history should be obtained by a clinician. 2). Safer sex advice should be included after a sexual health history is taken. 3). Offer a screening and testing for women who are at risk for infections. 4). Provide sexual health education to the patient that may influence behavioral changes in protecting herself on the next sexual contact. Both of these clinical guidelines may be used in conjunction to prevent the spread of infection. In comparing the weight of the evidence of both of these clinical guidelines, safer sex advice offered higher level of evidence in preventing STIs/HIV mostly because it offered specific clinical strategies in teaching patients about safer sex practices and was supported through evidence-based studies. The second guideline related to sexual health history was mostly supported by expert opinion, without studies of good quality. But, without a proper review of a sexual health history it will make it very difficult in providing

• Check your skin and inside your mouth for bruises or blood as told by your doctor.

No Frequency or hesitation verbalized. Urine yellow, no odor, and no abnormalities found. No history of STDs.

I’ll show you a short video clip. First of all, if you want to avoid getting STDs, you should practice abstinence.

While most STDs have some symptoms, it’s also possible symptoms go unnoticed or might not exist. But if you’re experiencing any symptoms such as:

Picture a young couple being on the verge of exploring their sexual desires for the first time. The question is does this young couple have the proper education to make this life changing decision? They most likely were given their education from the school they attend. Hopefully the school taught them what they needed to know to make such a decision. Should sex education be taught at school by teachers or by the parents?