February
      18,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
             
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STD's
     
     
      and
      what
      you
     
     
      should
      know
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STDs:
      The
      Sexually
     
     
      Transmitted
      Diseases
     
    

    
     
      --
      STDs
      are
      the
      infections
     
     
      passed
      from
      person
      to
      person
     
     
      in
      male
      semen
      or
      female
      vagi-
     
     
      nal
      fluids
      (or,
      in
      some
     
     
      instances,
      even
      blood)
      during
     
     
      acts
      of
      vaginal,
      anal,
      or
      oral
     
     
      Sex.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Most
      STDs
      can
      be
      cured.
     
     
      Others
      can
      be
      controlled.
     
    

    
     
      --
      According
      to
      the
      World
     
     
      Health
      Organization,
      STDsare
     
     
      SPREADING
      especially
      true
     
     
      for
      people
      between
      15
      and
     
     
      29
      years
      old.
     
    

    
     
      --
      If
      you
      have
      an
      STD,
      it’s
     
     
      almost
      certain
      your
      partners
     
     
      have
      it
      and
      need
      treatment
     
     
      too.
      And
      the
      sooner
      you
     
     
      both
      get
      treatment,
      the
      better
     
     
      its
      chances
      of
      success.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      If
      you
      have
      an
      STD,
      fol-
     
     
      low
      your
      doctor’s
      advice.
      Af-
     
     
      ter
      completing
      your
      treatment,
     
     
      always
      have
      _
      a
      second
      test
     
     
      to
      make
      sure
      that
      the
      treat-
     
     
      ment
      was
      successful.
     
    

    
     
      --
      The
      more
      people
      you
      have
     
     
      unprotected
      sex
      with,
      the
     
     
      higher
      your
      risk
      of
      acquiring
      a
     
     
      sexually
      transmitted
      disease.
     
     
      However,
      you
      don’t
      have
      to
     
     
      “sleep
      around”
      to
      getan
      STD.
     
     
      In
      fact,
      you
      could
      have
      sex
     
     
      with
      only
      |
      person
      and
      still
      get
     
     
      infected
      because
      all
      of
      that
     
     
      person’s
      previous
      part-
     
     
      ners
      (and
      their
      partners)
      can
     
     
      pass
      it
      along
      to
      a
     
    
   
   
    
     
      --
      STDs
      are
      sharp
      thorns
     
     
      indeed,
      and
      there
      are
      large
     
     
      patches
      of
      them
      in
      our
      sexual
     
     
      landscape.
      1
      person
     
     
      in
      20
      will
      catch
      an
      STD
      this
     
     
      year.
      1
      person
      in
      4
      will
     
     
      catch
      one
      between
      the
      ages
     
     
      of
      15
      and
      55.
     
    

    
     
      Condoms
     
    

    
     
      --
      Latex
      condoms
      are
      thin,
     
     
      sensitive,
      and
      simple
      to
      use.
     
     
      Avoid
      handling
      condoms
     
     
      roughly
      though,
      __
      since
      this
     
     
      may
      puncture
      them.
      And
     
     
      DON’T
      use
      oil
      based
      lubri-
     
     
      cants
      like
      petroleum
      jelly
      or
     
     
      baby
      oil
      because
      they
      can
     
     
      weaken
      the
      latex
      the
      condom
     
     
      is
      made
      of.
      If
      additional
      lubri-
     
    
   
   
    
     
      cation
      is
      required,
      ask
      a
     
     
      health
      professional
      for
      the
     
     
      name
      ofanon-petroleum
      based
     
     
      lubricant.
     
    

    
     
      --
      Always
      remember
      to
      use
     
     
      a
      condom
      before
      any
      type
      of
     
     
      sexual
      contact.
      And
      never
     
     
      reuse
      a
      condom.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Taken
      from:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      facts
      of
      life
      in
      the
      ‘90s:
     
     
      What
      you
      need
      to
      know
     
    

    
     
      about
      Condoms
      and
      Sexu-
     
    

    
     
      ally
      Transmitted
      Diseases
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By:
      Julius
      Schmid
      of
      Canada
     
     
      Ltd.,
      with
      Planned
      Parenthood
     
     
      of
      Canada.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      e-
      The
      Panther
      Elaubts
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aan
      hg,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Nike
      Condoms:
      Just
      do
      it.
     
     
      Secret
      Condoms:
      Strong
      enough
      for
      a
      man,
      but
      ph
      balanced
      for
      a
      woman.
     
     
      Chevy
      Condoms:
      Like
      a
      Rock.
     
     
      New
      York
      Lotto
      Condoms:
      Cause
      hey
      —
      you
      never
      know.
     
     
      EverReady
      Condoms:
      Keeps
      going
      and
      going
      ...
     
     
      KFC
      Condoms:
      Finger-Licking
      Good.
     
     
      Coca
      Cola
      Condoms:
      Always
      the
      Real
      Thing.
     
     
      Lays
      Condoms:
      Betcha
      can’t
      have
      just
      one.
     
     
      Campbell’s
      Soup
      Condoms:
      Mm,
      mm
      good.
     
     
      Microsoft
      Condoms:
      Where
      do
      you
      want
      to
      go
      today?
     
     
      Arch
      Deluxe
      Condoms:
      The
      condom
      with
      the
      grown
      up
      taste.
     
     
      M&M’s:
      Melts
      in
      your
      mouth
      not
      in
      your
      hands.
     
     
      Speed
      Stick
      Condoms
      I:
      Goes
      on
      dry,
      with
      no
      flaky
      white
      stuff
     
     
      Speed
      Stick
      Condoms
      II:
      Because
      anything
      else
      would
      be
      uncivilized.
     
     
      Star
      Trek
      Condoms:
      To
      boldly
      go...
     
     
      Little
      Caeser’s
      Condoms:
      Condom
      Condom
     
     
      GMC
      Condoms:
      Built
      Tough,
      Backed
      Tough.
     
     
      Delta
      Condoms:
      You'll
      love
      the
      way
      we
      fly.
     
     
      Saturn
      Condoms:
      A
      different
      kind
      of
      company,
      a
      different
      kind
      of
      condom.
     
     
      ‘Dawson’s
      Auto
      Salvage
      ¢
      Condoms:
      We
      guarantee
      our
      parts.
     
     
      Avis
      Condoms:
      We
      try.
      harder.
     
     
      Rent-A-Wreck
      Condoms;
      Nearly
      new
      condoms.
     
     
      -
      Vogue
      Optical
      Condoms:
      Your
      second
      pair
      is
      free.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      LET’S
      CLEAN
      li
      OUR
      TOWN!
     
    
   
   
    
     
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