STI Facts

Gonorrhea

• Many women and men have NO SYMPTOMS of Gonorrhea.
• Symptoms can take up to 30 days to appear.
• In women, gonorrhea can spread into the uterus or fallopian tubes and cause pelvic inflammatory disease (PID).

Chlamydia

• Chemical contraceptive methods provide no protection against STDs and can actually increase your risk of getting an STD by making your reproductive tract more vulnerable to infection.
• 75% of women who are infected with Chlamydia do not know they have it, because they have NO SYMPTOMS.
• Symptoms can take 1-3 weeks to appear after exposure.
• Chlamydia is the most commonly reported STD in the United States.

" The only way to avoid STDs is to not have vaginal, anal, or oral sex."

~US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention