However, abstinence should be discussed as the best way to avoid STDs. Discuss common STDs. At this time, AIDS has no cure and is fatal. The blisters are the result of a virus that is spread by contact with a person who has an active herpes lesion. So, if a man has an active lesion on his penis and has sexual intercourse with a woman, that woman is at risk of getting the herpes virus.
Women can also experience swelling and pain in the vagina.
Long-term effects can include sterility, arthritis, and heart problems. It is important to know that 80 percent of women and 10 percent of men who have gonorrhea show no symptoms. Thus, even if you believe your partner is free from disease, there may be risk in having unprotected sex with that person. This is a bacteria that can remain in person's body for life and cause disfigurement, mental disorder, or death. Symptoms occur in stages.