STI’s: Quick Facts – What You Need To Know!

QUICK FACTS:  
Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) or Sexually Transmitted Disease (STDs)

• Anyone who is sexually active can contract an STI/STD.
• Birth control pills do not protect against STIs.
• Two most common kinds of STI/STD:   Chlamydia, Gonorrhea
• Others include: Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis A, B and C
• STIs are transmitted by person to person contact through blood, semen, or vaginal fluids.
• Symptoms can vary and many times there may not be any symptoms in the person infected, so you may not even know you’ve been exposed.
• STIs can be passed from mother to infant during pregnancy or childbirth, which could cause serious problems.
• Untreated STIs during an abortion procedure can cause further health complications.
• STI screening and treatment is available through your doctor, urgent care facility or local STI clinics.  

Clearway Clinic does limited STI panel testing, or we can refer you to a local clinic that does full panel testing.
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