Young People's Guide to
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
and AIDS/HIV Disease
by Dr. Robert Taylor
Director: Health Awareness Connection
Research Fellow,
Harvard Aids Institute 1993-95
Staff Physician, Boston City Hospital STD Clinic
- Index of images
- Complete list of STDs
- Short STD guide in various languages
- Reproductive anatomy Diagrams
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- Message to parents
- Anatomy of the sex organs
- Physiology of the sex organs
- STDs
- How to check yourself for STDs
- AIDS
- How to prevent getting STDs and AIDS
- How to use a condom
YEAST INFECTION
Summary
- Caused by a fungus germ.
- It causes an itchy redness under the foreskin in uncircumcised men.
- In women it causes a thick white, itchy vaginal discharge.
- Easily treated with an anti-fungal cream.
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What are yeast infections?
These infections are not always spread by sex. The germ, a fungus called candida normally lives in the vagina without causing any symptoms. Sometimes it gets out of control and becomes an infection.
What are the symptoms of yeast infections?
In women it causes a thick, white, itchy cottage cheese-like vaginal discharge. In men who are not circumcised it can cause an itchy redness or discoloration under the foreskin. It also causes a skin rash that is commonly known as jock itch and also causes athlete's foot.
Yeast infections are usually not serious but they can be a nuisance since they cause itching and discomfort.
How are they treated?
They are easily treated with a cream or more recently with pills.