Question: What are the Consequences of Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Answer: Several potential health risks are associated with sexually transmitted diseases or STDs. These include:
- Ectopic or tubal pregnancies which can be fatal to the mother and are always fatal to the unborn baby.
- Babies born to women with sexually transmitted diseases may suffer death or severe damage as a result of the mother's STD.
- Cervical cancer is almost always caused by an STD called the human pappilloma virus or HPV.
- Women who have a current or prior history of certain sexually transmitted diseases such as pelvic inflammatory disease or PID have a significant chance of experiencing infertility.
- Sometimes sexually transmitted diseases cause damage to other organs including the heart, kidneys, and brain.
- The sad fact is that certain STDS such as HIV or AIDS are eventually fatal.
