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THE BIRDS, THE BEES, AND STDS.
We know you’re out there making great choices about your sexual health, including using condoms and getting tested regularly for STDs, hepatitis, and HIV—but it never hurts to brush up on the basics every so often. Let’s put your knowledge of STDs to the test!
WHO SHOULD GET TESTED FOR STDS, AND WHEN?
A: Anyone who has had sexual contact of any type, test after each new partner.
B: Anyone who has had sexual contact of any type with frequent new partners, test at least once every 1 to 3 months.
C: Both of the above.
USED CORRECTLY, CONDOMS CAN PROTECT YOU AGAINST THE FOLLOWING STDS:
A: All of them.
B: Only STDs that can be transmitted by body fluids, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV.
C: Only STDs that can be transmitted by skin-to-skin contact, such as herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV), and syphilis.
D: None of them.
WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS ABOUT STD TESTING IS TRUE?
A: If you’re on your parents’ insurance plan, the clinic will have to call them with your STD test results.
B: If you have a vagina, your STD test will require a pelvic exam.
C: If you have a penis, your STD test will require a swab inside the penis.
D: None of them.
WHICH TYPES OF STDS TYPICALLY GO AWAY AFTER BEING TREATED?
A: Bacterial STDs, like syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
B: Viral STDs, like hepatitis, herpes, HIV, and human papillomavirus (HPV).
C: All of them, because all STDs are curable.
HOW’D YOU DO?
We hope you came away from today’s quiz with more knowledge than you had before—and, of course, all the resources you need to get free (low- or no-cost STD, HIV, and hepatitis testing) STD testing and free condoms near you.