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STIs - or "Chlamydia is not a flower" **
Chlamydia, gonorrhea & syphilis, oh my! Ready for more information about STIs? Check out these sites.
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** "Chlamydia is not a flower" is a campaign that has been used by health departments to raise awareness of STIs.

CDC’s STD Information Hub

http://www.cdc.gov/std/default.htm

 

STI Overviews

http://www.itsyoursexlife.com/iysl/low_down http://www.cdc.gov/std

 

STI Questions, Answered by Dr. Robert Hatcher

http://www.managingcontraception.com/qa/categories.php?categoryid=10

                

Planned Parenthood’s STI Information

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex-101.htm

 

Human Papillomavirus (the most common STI) 

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/hpv.html

http://www.ashastd.org/hpv/hpv_overview.cfm      

 

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) (the most lethal STI)

http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/index.htm#prevention  

http://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics

 

Who is affected by HIV in South Carolina

https://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/stdhiv/docs/Epi%20Profile%20Summary%20SC%202009%20rev081909.pdf

 

Rates of HIV/STIs in South Carolina

https://www.scdhec.gov/health/disease/sts/index.htm

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Q:  Do you think you could tell if your partner was infected?  Follow this link to test your ability to tell by looking at somebody http://www.plannedparenthood.org/teen-talk/

 

A:  People don’t come with warning signs and many people don’t know that they have an STI. 

See where your state rates (2008):

 

Chlamydia (SC#3)                          

               http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats08/tables/2.htm 

Gonorrhea (SC#3)

                http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats08/tables/12.htm

Syphilis                                 

                 http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats08/tables/24.htm

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