How Can I Take Care of Myself and Others If I Have a STD

A. Here's how you can take care of yourself and others.

1. Take all your medicine.
   
   
2. Tell your sex partner(s) about your infection so that they can be tested and treated right away.
   
   
3. Do not have sex when you are getting treatment for a STD.
   
   
4. Use a condom when you have sex after being treated for a STD.
   
   
5. Do not touch any open sores or rashes from a STD.
   
   
6. If you do touch an open sore, wash your hands right away.

Reprinted from the National Women's Health Information Center
Format change: 01/12/06

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