An STD is a term used to identify many diseases that are transferred from one person to another through sexual contact with and infected person. However, you can get an STD such as herpes by skin-to-skin contact without sexually activity. But more often than not the disease is passed on through sex with in infected individual.There are a whole host of sexually transmitted diseases that can be spread through vaginal, oral or anal sex. A sexually transmitted disease can be viral in nature such as the case of the HIV virus, the HPV virus also known as the Human Papillomavirus, herpes and Hepatitis B. Then there are those diseases that are bacterial some examples of these would be syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Rich, poor, young or old whether you get STD testing Cincinnati Ohio or anywhere else in this country. STD’s do not discriminate. Anyone who is sexually active is at risk of getting a STD. The only sure way of not getting an STD is through abstinence. Since abstinence may not be the popular choice for many, practicing safe sex is the next best option for preventing the transmission of an STD. People who may be at a higher risk for contracting a STD are people who engage in risky behavior such as people who:
* Having sex with multiple partners
* Do not using protection such as condoms or dental dams used for engaging in anal or oral sex activities.
* People in the sex industry such as call girls and adult sex industry
These people have to or should get tested regularly for a STD. While it is true having a STD can be embarrassing, inconvenient and uncomfortable the outcome of not getting tested and treated if necessary can be down right deadly. So, if your not too embarrassed to have sex you should not be too embarrassed to discuss protection with your partner or partners. Practicing safe sex and protecting yourself and your partner before being intimate is the only responsible thing to do. A deadly STD not only affects you it affects everyone around you.
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