STI/HIV FACTS
- 28-day pill regimen taken AFTER an HIV exposure
- MUST be taken within 72 hours
- May go to emergency room to access
- Daily pill taken to reduce the risk of HIV transmission
- Studies show 99% efficacy
- MUST be HIV negative and have all STI tests done before starting PrEP
- Should have 3-month follow-ups with provider
- Bacterial infection
- Found in throat, penis, vagina and/or rectum
- Symptoms varies from discharge from penis, burning while urinating, and/or no symptoms
- Tested through urine or swabs (throat/rectum)
- Cured with antibiotics
- Bacterial infection
- Found in throat, penis, vagina and/or rectum
- Symptoms varies from discharge from penis, burning while urinating, and/or no symptoms
- Tested through urine or swabs (throat/rectum)
- Cured with antibiotics
- Bacterial infection
- Found in throat, penis, vagina and/or rectum
- Symptoms varies from small sores on lips, mouth, penis, vagina and/or rectum, rash on body, enlarged lymph nodes, headache, numbness, difficulty moving arms and legs, vision changes and/or no symptoms
- Tested through blood sample
- Cured with antibiotics
- Viral infection
- Two types of HSV
- Oral herpes (cold sores or fever blister)
- Genital herpes (found on penis, vagina, and/or rectum)
- Symptoms are small, painful, blister like sores on penis, vagina, and/or rectum or may not show any symptoms at all
- Tested through swab of lesion and/or upon physical exam from a medical provider
- NOT curable but can be treated with antivirals
- Viral infection
- Causes genital warts which are bumps on the penis, vagina, and/or rectum and sometimes mouth/lips
- There are HPV viruses that cause cervical cancer, which you test from a PAP smear. There are also HPV viruses that cause rectal cancer, which you test from a rectal pap smear.
- May take the HPV vaccine (recommended under age 26), warts can be removed by freezing or creams
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- Hepatitis is the inflammation of the liver; three common types (Hep A, B, and C)
- Hep A
- Can be passed on through oral/rectal contact via food or anal type of sex (rimming)
- Symptoms may include weakness, dark urine, jaundice and/or enlarged liver
- May get a vaccine or individual’s immune system will clear the infection on its own
- Hep B & C
- Can be passed on through needle-sharing and sex
- Symptoms may include weakness, dark urine, jaundice and/or enlarged liver
- May get a vaccine for Hep B and Hep C
- There is medication to cure Hep C
- Viral infection
- Most people have no symptoms for many years, then can get very sick. When first infected, some people have a fever, rash, enlarged lymph nodes, sore throat, or headache.
- Transmitted through six bodily fluids: blood, semen, pre-come, vaginal fluids, anal fluids, and breast milk (mother-to-child transmission)
- Tested through oral swab and/or blood
- NOT curable but can be treated with antivirals
- Viral infection
- Advanced stage of HIV
- Must be diagnosed by a medical provider
- NOT curable but can be treated with antivirals
Questions?
please call/text
(510) 972-HIVE
(510) 972-4483