Take this opportunity to test your knowledge of STDs, and by doing so learn more about their symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
1. If your partner says: “Hey, I’m clean, no sores, no blisters. We’re totally safe.” You can say:
a) “Well, a lot of STDs have no noticeable symptoms.”
b) “Oh great, me too.”
c) “Good, then we don’t need to use a condom.”
2. Women who have had an STD are at increased risk for:
a) Infertility
b) HIV/AIDS
c) Getting another STD.
3 . Which of the following bacterial STDs is the most common?
a) Scabies
b) Chlamydia
c) Trichomoniasis
4 . Which STD besides HIV/AIDS can be detected by a blood test?
a) Gonorrhea
b) PID
c) Syphilis
5 . Which STD is caused by a protozoa?
a) Scabies
b) Trichomoniasis
c) Genital warts
6 . Experts now recommend that sexually active young people be immunized against what STD:
a) Chlamydia
b) Herpes
c) Hepatitis B
7 . Which of the following STDs can be cured?
a) Herpes
b) Gonorrhea
c) Genital warts
8 . For women, the most common symptom of gonorrhea infection is:
a) Vaginal discharge
b) Sores on the genitals
c) No symptoms
9 . You may be at increased risk for HIV/AIDS if:
a) You have eaten food prepared by a person infected with HIV
b) You have given blood at a blood bank or blood collection center
c) You have had many sex partners in the last 10 years
10. The best form of protection against contracting STDs during sex is:
a) Spermicides
b) Condoms & spermicide, used correctly all the time
c) Birth control pills
If you would like to speak with someone about STDs in the United States
The National STD Hotline
Mon-Fri 8am-11pm ET
1-800-227-8922