Preventing Is Better Than Curing!
Kyndyl Cathey
Kyndyl Cathey
Prevention is better than cure especially when something has no cure. A parent's worst nightmare is finding out their child has an STD, let alone finding out their child is also sexually active.What is an STD exactly? STD stands for “Sexually Transmitted Disease”, it is an infection transmitted through sexual contact, caused by bacteria, viruses, or parasites.
An STD can come in many different forms, there are some that are more so common with teens than adults.Take Syphilis for an example, Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact that starts as a painless sore, Syphilis is more common with teens due to teens giving or receiving oral sex. Another common STD is Chlamydia, sexually transmitted infection that may not cause symptoms.
Which brings up another question and concern parents may have. What exactly is the difference between an STI(Sexually Transmitted Infection) and an STD? “Well… I guess an STI is more curable than an STD.”, states health teacher Coach Humphries. When teens become infected they do not always experience symptoms or have their infection developed into a disease, this is where the term “STI” comes from. Transitioning from an “STD” to “STI” in an effort to clarify that not all sexually transmitted infections turn into a disease.
Whether it is an STD or an STI your child should still be checked, even they may or may not have it. Leaving an STI untreated will eventually turn it into an STD. When it is in the disease state it is not likely that it will be curable.
Keeping your child safe is the number one priority, you may not be able to stop them from participating in sexual activities but you can keep them safe. Simply giving your teen a talk or even buying protection for them. This can go a long way, condoms are highly effective in preventing HIV and STDs.
Prevention is way better than trying to figure out how to cure something that most likely is incurable.
An STD can come in many different forms, there are some that are more so common with teens than adults.Take Syphilis for an example, Syphilis is a bacterial infection usually spread by sexual contact that starts as a painless sore, Syphilis is more common with teens due to teens giving or receiving oral sex. Another common STD is Chlamydia, sexually transmitted infection that may not cause symptoms.
Which brings up another question and concern parents may have. What exactly is the difference between an STI(Sexually Transmitted Infection) and an STD? “Well… I guess an STI is more curable than an STD.”, states health teacher Coach Humphries. When teens become infected they do not always experience symptoms or have their infection developed into a disease, this is where the term “STI” comes from. Transitioning from an “STD” to “STI” in an effort to clarify that not all sexually transmitted infections turn into a disease.
Whether it is an STD or an STI your child should still be checked, even they may or may not have it. Leaving an STI untreated will eventually turn it into an STD. When it is in the disease state it is not likely that it will be curable.
Keeping your child safe is the number one priority, you may not be able to stop them from participating in sexual activities but you can keep them safe. Simply giving your teen a talk or even buying protection for them. This can go a long way, condoms are highly effective in preventing HIV and STDs.
Prevention is way better than trying to figure out how to cure something that most likely is incurable.