STD's

Distributed at The American Medical Association Conference on Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Risk Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment About STDs "STDs" (sexually transmitted diseases) is a broad term that refers to as many as 20 different sicknesses, all of them transmitted by sex - usually through the exchange of body fluids such as semen, vaginal fluid, and blood. STDs can also be given by mothers to their babies. You can get some STDs, such as herpes, by kissing …

…of guilt and thus do not seek further treatment or notify partners. Because of current views of women by the health care system, symptoms of Chlamydia are often misdiagnosed or overlooked. One woman experienced abdominal pain for nine months. It was not until her husband was diagnosed with chlamydia did she receive proper treatment (The Boston Women's Health Collective 1992). Issues of sexism, racism, and classism need to be eradicated to ensure quality, unbiased medical care.