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Anyone who engages in sexual activity should develop a personalized plan on how to prevent the transmission of STDs and remain sexually healthy.
The following options can help reduce your risk for acquiring an infection through sexual activity:
Up to 75% of people infected with an STD have no symptoms and do not know that they are infected.
Testing is the only way to know for sure.
When people do have symptoms, they vary by disease.
If you think you may have been exposed to an STD, if you have any of the symptoms below, or if you just want to get checked out and be sure, make an appointment at the STD Clinic.
Common symptoms of an STD:
For disease-specific symptoms and information, visit the CDC’s information page about sexually transmitted diseases.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all pregnant women get routinely screened during the pregnancy for bacterial STDs in order to avoid maternal-to-child transmission during birth.
If a pregnant woman is infected with an STD, she can receive treatment to avoid infecting the baby.
If left untreated, the infection may be passed to the baby who may suffer from such consequences as low birth weight, eye infection, lung infection, developmental disorders, or premature death.
The longer an STD goes untreated, the more likely it is to result in a long-term complication.
Consequences of having an STD include: