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                                                                      STDs  PREVENTION.

                                                                                                                     BY JAMES GICHUHI

Sexual transmitted diseases (STDs) , commonly known as sexually transmitted infections (STIs ) are infections transmitted through human sexual behaviours eg. Sexual intercourse, oral sex, or even anal sex. Examples of the infections are: HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes among others.

There is need to try and prevent the spread of diseases as they are expensive to cure and others are incurable eg. HIV/AIDs.

                There are several ways to prevent STDs. To start with; it is quite recommended one to avoid unprotected sex with individuals who have genital sores, uncommon discharge, and genital rashes among other uncommon appearances in the genital areas. This is because the uncommon appearances may be symptoms of STDs. This will deter spread of infections for the diseases.

It is wise for people to have protected sex. The most common way of having protected sex is use of condoms. A condom is a barrier which prevents direct contact of parts used during intercourse.

It also holds the semen ejaculated by the man from entering the woman’s organ. It also prevents the virginal fluids from entering the man’s duct. The fluids may have germs that transmit the disease.

Some of the germs causing the STDs have the capability of staying alive for long outside the human’s body. There is a possibility for the germs to stay on under pants in an active state for a long time until the time it gets in the human body. This brings the need to alert people to stop sharing underpants and towels. This will play a great role to prevent the transmission of STDs, for personal hygiene it is no wise for people to share personal items among the m being the underpants and bathing towels.              

                Being faithful also helps to prevent the transmission of the STDs.  Unfaithful lovers are in high risk of contracting of the diseases for they will not know where they get the disease and hence transmitting the diseases to their partners. Faithfulness among partners hence is essential in preventing the transmission of STDs.

                People who engage in sex behaviours as partners is advisable for them to go to doctors regularly for checkup. This helps when one of the partners is infected. He or she is advised by the doctor hence preventing him/ her transmitting it to the other partner. This reduces the rate of transmission.

                If one of the partners is found to have the infections, he or she should follow doctor’s advice and refrain from sex until the doctors recommends. This help in prevention of transmitting the diseases unknowingly. Otherwise ne can have protected sex.

                To prevent STDs sexual morals should be upheld for example, avoid sex with individuals with genital sores, uncommon discharges, and rashes. Have protected sex for example, use of condoms and doctor checkups is essential. We should also stop sharing personal items for example, under pants and bathing towels. Faithfulness among the partners is also important.