Definition of Sexually transmitted diseases in women
Sexually transmitted diseases in women: Women can
contract all of the venereal diseases, but may have no symptoms, or
have different symptoms than men do. For example, women infected with
gonorrhea may not have any symptoms, but may have a severe pelvic
infection later and can pass the disease on to their sexual partners.
The only sure protection against STDs is sexual abstinence. For
sexually active men, the use of non-penetrative sex practices ("safe
sex"), condoms, dental dams, and spermicide with Nonoxynol-9 offer
some protection.
Last Editorial Review: 3/26/1998 2:28:00 PMCommon Misspellings: sexually transmitted deseases in women, sexually transmitted deazeses in women, sexually transmitted dieases in women, sexually transmitted dieases in women
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