Screening and Treating STIs
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In order to treat STIs you need to get tested, recognize STI symptoms, seek treatment, and get partners to treatment. If you have no symptoms and are entering a new relationship and are interested in general testing, talk to your health care provider about which STIs you should be tested for. Know that not all doctors perform the same tests for STIs. Learn which tests you need and which you might have to ask for.
To help avoid STIs, you should know what symptoms to look for, in yourself and others. In general, the symptoms of STIs are genital or rectal discharge, abdominal pain, painful urination, skin changes, genital itching, and flulike conditions. However, some STIs do not have any symptoms until the disease is well advanced. If you suspect that you might have an STI, you should seek medical care immediately. People who get treatment for an STI are doing the right thing, but they also need to encourage sexual partners and injection-drug-use partners to seek professional care immediately. Click on the hyperlink to watch a fun, short video about STI testing.
Hyperlink: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_wRD4TmYug
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