STDs

STDs

Most STDs can be Treated

If you have an STD:

	Tell your partner they need to get tested too.
	Take all of your medicine, even if you start to feel better.
	Never take another person's medicine or give someone yours.
	Don't have sex until you and your partner are treated.

The Right Way to Use a Condom

The Male Condom

Keep condoms cool and dry. Never use skin lotions, baby oil, Vaseline or cold cream with condoms. The oil in these products will cause the condom to break. You may use products made with water (like K-Y jelly or glycerin). Put on a new condom before any kind of sex. Hold the condom by the tip and squeeze out the air. Unroll the condom all the way over the hard penis. Have sex. Hold the condom so it can't come off the penis. Pull out.

The Female Condom

The female condom fits inside a woman's vagina. It has a soft ring on each end. The outer ring stays on the outside of the vagina and partly covers the labia (lips). The inner ring fits inside the vagina to hold the condom in place. Put the condom in any time before sex. Add water-based lubricant to the inside of the condom. Squeeze the inner ring of the condom. Put the inner ring and pouch into the vagina. With your finger, push the inner ring as far into the vagina as it will go. Guide the penis into the condom. After sex, remove the condom before standing up. Pull out gently.

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