Man’s Rate of Infection from One Act of Intercourse with an Infected Partner .pdf >>

# NEW CASES EACH YEAR

CURABLE, NONVIRAL DISEASES	MALE	FEMALE
CHLAMYDIA (4-12 MILLION/YR.) Can cause Infertility, risk of HIV if exposed *
TRICHOMONIASIS (3 MILLION/YR.) risk of HIV if exposed *	No data	No data
GONORRHEA (1.1 MILLION/YR.) Can cause Infertility, risk of HIV if exposed *
SYPHILIS (120,000/YR.) Seriously damages many parts of the body, risk of HIV if exposed *
NONCURABLE, VIRAL DISEASES
HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS (HPV) GENITAL WARTS (½ - 1 MILLION/YR.) Some types - can cancer of the penis & anus
GENITAL HERPES (200,000-500,000/YR.) Repeated outbreaks, risk of HIV if exposed *, By age 30, 20% Americans infected
HEPATITIS B (100,000-200,000/YR.) Promotes liver damage and risk of liver cancer
HIV/AIDS (40,000-50,000/YR.) HIV infection can progress to AIDS Increases risk of infection if exposed to other STDs	**Not from one act, Risk of Giving HIV to Partner HIV+ Male to HIV – Female Woman has an ……………..risk of getting infected from the man

* NOTE - If exposed to the HIV/AIDS virus, anyone who is of getting infected from the man infected with these STDs has an increased risk of becoming infected. Anyone infected with the HIV/AIDS virus also has an increased risk of getting infected, if they are exposed to the other STDs.

Mary Lee O’Connell, CRNP