You so much.

the cindy scenario: cindy had sex with her partner. she thought that she was safe if she did not have intercourse. but, here she was wrong. now she has discharge and pain when she pees. when she went to the doctor, they were glad to hear that she was not bleeding between periods. they tested her urine and found the infection. fortunately, they gave her medication. they told her that she needed to take all of it and return in three months to make sure there is not a repeat infection. unfortunately repeat infections are a common occurrence. she took the treatment seriously because she knew that an untreated infection could lead to abdominal pain, pid, inability to get pregnant or an ectopic pregnancy.
the doctor diagnosed her with

the sandra scenario: sandra didn’t think anything of it. she didn’t have any symptoms. then, her husband got a blemish on his face. he thought it was just an in-grown hair after shaving until he started to get a rash. the rash didn’t itch, but, strangely, it was on the palms of his hands. when he got tested, his doctor indicated that he must take antibiotics, even if it does not rid him of damage that was already done to his body by the std. furthermore, the doctor insisted in that sandra get tested, since she could have it without even knowing it and that would put their unborn baby at risk of being low birth weight, early or stillborn.
sandra was at risk of having

henry scenario: henry was monogamous but his partner was not. he did not know he was sick for a long time. then, he got sick. he thought it was the flu but it kept coming and going. he started catching every “bug” around him. he didn’t think to get tested until he went to a doctor to treat his swollen glands. when he saw the test results, he was met with a rude awakening. he had an incurable disease.
he had