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Working in partnership with the Warwickshire Teenage Pregnancy Partnership Board
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Based on the designs of Warwickshire Specialist Health Promotion Service
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Sexual Health Choices and Consequences |
Having sex using NO contraception at all means you may be at risk of an unintended pregnancy and/or Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
STI Services
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| CAUSE | SYMPTOMS |
Genital Herpes | A virus that produces sores. | Painful blisters or sores in and around the genitals. |
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TREATMENT |
| No cure yet. A medicine called Aciclovir can help. Wash infected area in salty water, apply witchhazel to sores and avoid tight clothing. |
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Pubic Lice
 | Small lice that live in pubic hair. | Severe itching around the genitals. Small nits (eggs) on pubic hair and underwear. |
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TREATMENT |
| Special lotion from a chemist. Soap and water does not work. |
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Syphilis (the 'pox')
 | Organism in the blood and other bodily fluids. | Starts with a painless sore near the vagina or penis but can be around anus or mouth. Next a rash appears anywhere on the body and flu symptoms. In later stages, these symptoms go. |
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TREATMENT |
| If untreated it can cause heart failure, brain damage, blindness, and death. It is fairly easy to treat with antibiotics. |
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Hepatitis B
 | A virus in the blood that can cause liver damage. | First of all flu-like symptoms, tiredness and pain in the joints. Then jaundice (skin turning yellowish) and weight loss. Can result in permanent liver damage. Many people slowly recover. Some people have no symptoms but are still carriers. |
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TREATMENT |
| The only treatment is plenty of rest and healthy food. It can take months to recover. To protect a partner, vaccines are available from the doctor. |
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HIV (Human
Immunodeficiency
Virus)
 | A virus passed on through blood, semen, vaginal fluids, and breast milk. | HIV weakens the body's immune system; this means that the body is no longer able to fight off certain infections. The virus may lead to AIDS. A person with AIDS develops certain illnesses, usually after a number of years. |
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TREATMENT |
| There is no cure for HIV but there are treatments available to help the symptoms. |
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STIs affect both men and women.
Only condoms/femidoms can help prevent both STIs and pregnancy.
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