WHEN THERE IS AN STD

Sexual Transmitted Disease is a slug that eats up at least 5 in every 10 sexually active young person in Nigeria and that is why there are lots of national,state,local government and non governmental programs going on in the country in order to protect and preserve the lives and future every young person in Nigeria.

Sexual Transmitted Diseases are those disease infection that are transferred from one person to another during vaginal,oral or anal sexual intercourse. It could be viral,bacterial,fungal, protozoa or parasitic.of course we are all familiar with HIV,syphilis,herpes simplex,human papillomavirus,pubic lice,

gonorrhea,candidasis,chancroid,chlamydia,viral hepatitis etc. Now note that some can be permanently cured while the viral ones which includes HIV, viral hepatitis, HPV, herpes can only be managed and controlled. Infections have signs and different symptoms but visiting your doctor at least twice a year will save you a lot of stress. Its no longer new these infections can be transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse,by blood, saliva or breast milk, but when things go bad,what are the basic things you need to do for you to live a healthy free and fulfilled life as been infected is not a death sentence but a new beginning to a more healthier happy life.......

1. TAKE NOTE OF YOUR BODY CHANGES; as a female do you have an unusual discharge with a foul smell,abnormal periods,lower abdominal pain or aches,itching or sores that may be painful or just seem harmless. now as a male do you have abnormal growths or sores,itching,blood in urine or semen.Females do you have unusual discharges,unusual bleeding,lower abdominal pains,sores or ulcers but generally it may also include oral thrush or sore gums due to oral sex but that depends on the type of infection.

2. SELF MEDICATION;once it is sexual transmitted infection,self medication or taking drugs without  doctors advice is the worst thing to do.please you should not take or rub any type of drug except you have seen a doctor. Certain hypothesis needs to be confirmed before drugs can be administered to you.

3. SEE A PROFESSIONAL DOCTOR; I added professional before the doctor for you to understand that a chemist is not a doctor,most definitely you will be sent for tests to confirm what is exactly wrong with you. Remember to tell the doctor nothing but the whole truth,hiding your health problem from a doctor is a sure way of signing your death warrant as whatever information you provide is exactly what you will be treated with. The more honest the better and PLEASE Don't visit a chemist telling him to give you just any antibiotics,that is drug abuse.

4.GET TESTED; Run your tests as that will confirm exactly what is wrong and that is where your healing begins,as a test should reveal what is wrong and also in very good hospital reveal the drugs that you may be reactive to. A test maybe really hard for some people especially HIV,but you have nothing to fear,its just and only a test not a death sentence.

5.ALL OF IT;Take your drugs exactly as it was instructed,missing any part of the drugs has a away of causing you microbial resistance tendencies making it possible for the drug not to work. Remember a good meal will help the effectiveness of the drug so don't take any drug on an empty stomach except its a directive from the doctor. Its best for you to set alarm,take them along always,just to make sure you don't ever forget to send them down there. 

6. ITS THE BEST TIME TO ABSTAIN; When you are on treatment for any form of STD is the best time to sexually abstain,this helps your healing but if you think body nobi firewood,abeg i take God beg you,use a condom. Having unprotected sex increases your chances of reinfection or even infecting

someone else but most importantly get your partner to go for treatment as well. if your partner doesn't then its just as good as you have never been treated since you have the chances of falling into the same trap again.

7. REDUCE TO THE LOWEST TERM; Make up your mind to Drastically reduce the number of your sexual partners once you are treated. remember it doesn't make sense treating yourself and still engaging in risky behaviors,its better to have just one faithful partner with protected sex but best to  abstain which is very possible. Don't forget having a viral STD means u will have to be placed on medication in most cases for life so could you Reduce the number to the lowest term which could be one or better still, zero.

Having an STD is not a death sentence. However, not all of them are only gotten from just unprotected sex. They can also be gotten from poor personal hygiene like sharing towels,inner wears,toothbrushes,unclean toilet,blood transfusion,sharing sharp objects and then mother to child transmission during pregnancy,childbirth or breastfeeding. this means improving on our personal hygiene also plays a very important role in your staying healthy and happy.