S4.4.8 For the adult
Sexual health
How do people protect themselves from infections and pregnancy during sex?
What this chapter teaches
Sexually transmitted infections spread mainly in sex, often with no signs, so testing matters. Bacterial ones are cured with antibiotics. Viral ones cannot yet be cured, but herpes and HIV can be controlled. Condoms, vaccines and testing cut the risk. Each method of contraception breaks the path from sperm to egg at one place or more, and only condoms also protect against infections. Nobody may touch anyone without their yes.
Three questions to ask
There is no one right wording. Listen for the idea.
- Why can a person who looks and feels well still pass on an infection?
- How does a condom protect against both pregnancy and infection, when the pill protects against only one?
- Where could someone go for help after sex with no condom?
After the chapter, the learner can
- Explain how sexually transmitted infections spread and how to prevent them
- Describe how common methods of contraception prevent pregnancy
What they copy into their notebook
Many STIs show no signs, so testing matters. Bacterial ones are cured. Herpes and HIV can be controlled. Contraception breaks the path from sperm to egg. Only condoms also stop STIs. Nobody may touch you without your yes.