Words About STIs From a Doctor
As a medical professional, lots of people asked me different questions about various health subjects. However, the hardest questions to respond are those queries people themselves are scared to ask. One of the most difficult to discuss is sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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What do we mean by GUM? It is an acronym for Genito-Urinary Medicine. This term is widely used by National Health Service (UK) for their sexual health clinics. There are a large number of NHS GUM clinics all over the UK out of which 30 are located in London.
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I have just read a story on sex education that I found quite disturbing. Not only am I shocked, I am fuming to say the least. How on earth are these so called bright sparks with their so called bright ideas permitted to lay down the law on what they believe is right for our children. There will be those opposed to my opinion on the matter, but as a mother I believe I have earned the right to say when “my” child is ready to be prepped on sex relations. I am all for the younger generation being made aware of the risks involved when having unprotected sex, but at an age appropriate that meets with their level of understanding. Below is a snippet that encouraged me as a parent to protest.
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As a medical professional, many people asked me various questions about various health subjects. Nevertheless, the hardest questions to answer are those queries people themselves are scared to ask. One of the most difficult to discuss is sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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1. WHAT ARE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STDS)? Sexually transmitted diseases are diseases that can be passed from person to person through sexual contact. In this case sexual contact means penis-vagina penetration, oral sex which is sexual contact using the mouth, and insertion of the penis into the rectum which is anal sex. Some of these diseases may be transmitted by exchange of sexual fluids such as semen or vaginal discharge. Some of the STD’s result in open sores, and it can be spread by contact with skin of someone else. There are also ways to transmit these diseases in a non sexual way, an infected pregnant woman can either give it to her baby during pregnancy, or when the baby is being delivered. Drug abusers can transmit the disease through sharing hypodermic needles that have been used by an infected person. The seriousness of STD’s varies, some are cured easily by drugs, others need a combination of treatments and drugs, whilst others have no cure, and the only option is treatment.