Contraception & STD's

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Contraception & STD's

Contraception: 3 demands

Contraception: 3 demands

1. prevent pregnancy

2. easy to use

3. harmless for your health

Which methods of contraception do you know?

How does the birth pill prevent pregnancy?

How does a condom prevent pregnancy?

DO IT YOURSELF

- Put on the condom around the model of the penis just like you saw in the video

- Done? Clean everything up and put it back

Other forms of contraception

- coitus interruptus
(pulling back just before ejaculation)

- periodic abstinence
(no intercourse during a female's fertile period)

Are Coitus interruptus and periodic abstinence reliable methods?

JA

NEE

Emergency measures

• Morning-after pill--> stops ovulation. Cannot be used to often due to a high concentration of hormones

• Abortion

- Vacuum aspiration--> up to the 13th week of pregnancy

- Late abortion--> up to the 23rd week of pregnancy

What method is most reliable to prevent pregnancy?

1. Steralisation
2. The pill
3. Periodic Abstinence
4. Condom

What method is most reliable in preventing a STD?

1. Condoom
2. anticonceptiepleister
3. Hormoonstaafje
4. sterilisatie

STD's

• STD's
• What causes them? How?

 STD's

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are infections spread from person to person during sex (vaginal, oral, or anal) or close intimate contact.

   STDs are also called sexually transmitted infections, or STIs.

   SOA (seksueel overdraagbare aandoening)

1. Gonorrhoea

2. Hepatitis

3. Syphilis

4. Chlamydia

5. Crabs

6. Human Papilloma Virus

7. Bacterial Vaginosis

8. Herpes

9. Trichomoniasis 

10. HIV 

STD's

SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASES

STD = sexually transmitted disease 

The term STI is preferred by scientists, but the term STD  is also used.  

TYPES OF STD'S

• Bacterial
• Viral
• Fungal

TRANSMISSION through body fluids, so during penetration (vaginal/anal), but sometmes  also skin contact or oral sex. 

Bacteria

one cell organisms, without a nucleus but with a cell wall (living organisms)

Spread rapidly

Some bacteria are necessary (digestion) but otherwise they can harm the body

Antibiotics

Medicins against infections caused by bacteria. 

They kill the bacteria and slow down their growth

Virus

Aren't alive but need a host to reproduce

They enter a healthy cell and take over its organels and functions

Different STD's
(Dutch)

HIV

HIV => virus that can cause AIDS

Symptoms

Sometimes none
Sometimes you get symptoms that look like a regular flue

How does HIV spread?

Unprotected intercourse and blood contact

Treatment

None. You can surpress it with HIV blockers

AIDS (caused by HIV)

-STD

-Kills a type of white blood cells

-less able to fight infections -> AIDS

Aids

• Influences your immune system (less capable of fighting diseases)
  
• caused by a virus (HIV)
  
• Sero positive (carrier of the virus, but not sick)
  
• First no symptoms at all
  
• Virus spreads and causes AIDS
  

Making out can lead to spreading of a STD.

1. True
2. False

Why is Chlamydia called the invisible STD?