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 Be an Askable Parent
Does your child feel it's OK to talk with you about
sexuality?
Read
more...
 Continue
to Learn
Anticipate your child's questions by learning the
stage of your child's sexual development. Read
more...
 Build
Bridges
If a child does not learn about sexuality issues
from a parent, the child will learn about sex elsewhere—from friends,
the internet, magazines, television and other sources. Read
more...
 Talking
to Your
Teens about
STIs
Each
year,
1 in
4 sexually
active
teens
will
get
an
STI.
Learn
what
you
can
do
as
a concerned
parent. Read
more...
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Different
types of treatments are given for
each STI.
For some, treatment involves
taking pills or getting a shot to
kill the organism that caused the
STI. Some STIs are viruses and cannot
be cured, but treatment can ease
the symptoms and stop more damage
to your body.
STI Treatment
Tips
- Take
ALL the medicine you are given,
even if you start to feel better
before the medicine runs out.
- Talk
to your healthcare provider (doctor
or nurse) about when you can safely
have sex again. Remember, you don't
want to infect your partner because
he or she could give the disease
back to you.
- Never
take anyone else's medicine or
give yours to someone else. Never
split prescription medicines with
someone.
- Go
back to the clinic for more tests
if you are asked to do this.
- Tell
the people you've had sex with
that you've learned you have an
STI and they need to be tested. Sometimes
a clinic or health department will
help you with this.
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