Summarize this information by making the following points. If you are sick, go see the doctor. If it hurts when you go to the bathroom, if there is a funny colored liquid coming out of your penis or vagina, if your private parts have sores on them or they are painful, go see a doctor immediately. STDs do not go away on their own. Based on the information above, untreated STDs have serious consequences.
Abstinence is the best protection from STDs.
Using condoms is the next best preventive measure. Due to the fact that people can spread an STD without actually having any symptoms, it suggested that people with a history of sexual activity get tested prior to starting a sexual relationship. It is difficult to work when you develop any of the symptoms discussed above. Index of Illnesses and Conditions. Because of the privacy involved with sexual activity, it is not recommended that trainers do much follow-up with this topic.