Risk factors

- unprotected sex
- multiple sex partners total cases in 2017
- history of past STIs 4% increase since 2016
- infected mother can pass on to
their child

How to prevent STIs

Talk with your partner

do you have Find out about the
chlamydia?
lol yea three most
total cases in 2017 common STIs!
18% increase since 2016
Use protection

Get tested regularly

Get vaccinated
of Canadians will get HPV at
least once in their lifetime
 GONORRHEA CHLAMYDIA HUMAN
- Caused by bacteria - Caused by bacteria
PAPILLOMAVIRUS
(Neisseria gonorrhoeae) (Chlamydia trachomatis) - Caused by virus
- Rate is higher in men - Rate is higher in women
Symptoms/Signs: Symptoms/Signs: Symptoms/Signs:
- can show no symptoms - can show no symptoms - can show no symptoms
- pain when urinating - pain when urinating - genital warts
- abnormal urethral discharge - abnormal vaginal and penile - Can lead to cervical cancer in
discharge women
- fever
Where does it infect? Where does it infect? Risk of tumors of:
- Urethra, rectum, cervix and throat - Urethra, rectum, cervix and throat - vulva, vagina, anus and penis

How does it affect the reproductive
system?
Women:
- Untreated gonorrhea can cause PID
and damage the uterus and the
oviduct and can result in infertility.
Men:
- Gonorrhea can cause inflammation
in the epididymis and block he
passageway of sperm
Treatment:
- Antibiotics
How does it affect the reproductive How does it affect the reproductive
system? system?
Women: Women:
- Untreated chlamydia can cause PID - HPV does not directly affect
and damage the cervix and the women’s fertility, however, the
oviduct and can result in infertility. complications such as cervix cancer
Men: can cause infertility in women.
- Chlamydia can damage the genetics Men:
in sperm which can result in - Statistics show risk of miscarriage is
infertility. increased when sperm with HPV
fertilizes an egg.
Treatment: Treatment:
- Antibiotics - Medication for warts
- Can completely cure - HPV can go away naturally
if treated early