Sexual Health Awareness Group Gambia SHAGG

Sexual Health Awareness Group Gambia SHAGG Do not be ashamed of your sexual health state anymore we make it easy and understandable for everyon

01/05/2019

what is SHAGG about?
SHAGG is a none profit youth organisation that aims to provides information and advice about HIV STIs and s*xual health and offer counselling and support groups. We campaign for a world where people with HIV and STIs can live healthy lives, free from prejudice and discrimination, and we promote good s*xual health as a right and reality for all.

30/04/2019

What is HIV?

HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus. ‘Immunodeficiency’ refers to the weakening of the immune system by the virus.

HIV has been passed on between humans for many decades but was only identified in the early 80s.
There are two main types of HIV – HIV-1 (the most common) and HIV-2 relatively uncommon and less infectious

What is AIDS?

AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. It is a collection of illnesses (‘syndrome’) caused by a virus people pick up (‘acquire’) that makes their immune system weak (‘immune deficiency’)

You can’t get an AIDS diagnosis unless you’re already HIV positive.

30/04/2019

How often should you get tested?

How often you should be checked depends on how many people you have s*x with.

If you don't have a regular partner and you have casual s*x you should go at least once every six months.

If you have lots of s*xual partners have a check-up at least every three months.

If you get any symptoms that may be an STI (eg, sores, inflammation or discharge.

30/04/2019

Where to go for s*xual health advice??

Good s*xual health depends on regular check-ups and practicing protected s*x.

Check-ups will make sure any STIs are quickly diagnosed and treated. Most people get checked at a s*xual health clinic, which is often part of a hospital. You can choose which clinic you go to.

It’s a cheap and confidential service, and staff should be friendly and non-judgemental.
Health advisers are clinic staff who aren’t doctors but you can talk to them about a wide range of things to do with s*x and relationships.

29/04/2019

Healthy s*x life

Sexual health means more than being free from s*xually transmitted infections (STIs) or avoiding an unplanned pregnancy.

It means having the confidence and skills to ask for the s*x that makes you feel good. It also means respecting your partners and taking responsibility for their s*xual health as well as your own.

Some people have STIs that cannot be cured (such as HIV) or that they live with long term (such as hepatitis B or hepatitis C).

People can still have healthy, happy s*x lives and good s*xual health if these infections have been diagnosed and are being treated and the s*x they have is protected.

29/04/2019

Prevention of STIsCounselling and behavioural approaches

Counselling and behavioural interventions offer primary prevention against STIs (including HIV), as well as against unintended pregnancies. These include:

comprehensive s*xuality education, STI and HIV pre- and post-test counselling;safer s*x/risk-reduction counselling, condom promotion;interventions targeted at key populations, such as s*x workers,and people who inject drugs; and education and counselling tailored to the needs of adolescents.

29/04/2019

Mother-to-child transmission of STIs can result in stillbirth, neonatal death, low-birth-weight and prematurity, sepsis, pneumonia, neonatal conjunctivitis, and conge***al deformities. Over 900 000 pregnant women were infected with syphilis resulting in approximately 350 000 adverse birth outcomes including stillbirth in 2012 (2).HPV infection causes 528 000 cases of cervical cancer and 266 000 cervical cancer deaths each year.STIs such as gonorrhoea and chlamydia are major causes of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) and infertility in women.

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STIs can have serious consequences beyond the immediate impact of the infection itself.

STIs like herpes and syphilis can increase the risk of HIV acquisition three-fold or more.

29/04/2019

STIs are spread predominantly by s*xual contact, including vaginal, a**l and oral s*x. Some STIs can also be spread through non-s*xual means such as via blood or blood products. Many STIs—including chlamydia, gonorrhoea, primarily hepatitis B, HIV, and syphilis—can also be transmitted from mother to child during pregnancy and childbirth.

A person can have an STI without having obvious symptoms of disease. Common symptoms of STIs include vaginal discharge, urethral discharge or burning in men, ge***al ulcers, and abdominal pain.

29/04/2019

More than 1 million s*xually transmitted infections (STIs) are acquired every day worldwide.
Each year, there are an estimated 357 million new infections with 1 of 4 STIs: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, syphilis and trichomoniasis.
More than 500 million people are estimated to have ge***al infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV).
More than 290 million women have a human papillomavirus (HPV) infection (1).
The majority of STIs have no symptoms or only mild symptoms that may not be recognized as an STI.
STIs such as HSV type 2 and syphilis can increase the risk of HIV acquisition.
988 000 pregnant women were infected with syphilis in 2016, resulting in can have serious reproductive health consequences beyond the immediate impact of the infection itself (e.g., infertility or mother-to-child transmission)Drug resistance, especially for gonorrhoea, is a major threat to reducing the impact of STIs worldwide.

21/01/2019

up!
You don't have to hop out of bed and into the showers right away. But gently cleaning your self after an in*******se (s*x) can protect men and women from infections like of the urinal tract (UIT). Wash around the area (not inside) with plain warm water. You can try using mild soaps thats if you do not have sensitive skin. Men with fo****in should gently pull it back and was underneath.

21/01/2019

Wash up!!!!

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