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Lights out with Liz
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Part 2: CHWS, STDs and You
Liz Lumiére
Issue date: 3/23/07 Section: A&E
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If you read the last edition of Lights Out with Liz, you are aware of the most common STDs and their symptoms.
Now, if you can answer "yes" to any one of the following questions, you should consider being tested for one or more STDs.
•Are you sexually active?
•Do you value your health and your partner's health?
•Have you had unprotected sex?
•Have you had more than one sexual partner?
•Do you have symptoms of an STD?
So you answer "yes" to one or more of the above questions; have you been tested? You ought to be. Schedule an appointment with the university's Counseling, Health and Wellness Services for STD testing. You can schedule an appointment by calling campus extension 1555, or by visiting the office upstairs in the SUB.
Testing is simple, affordable, and most importantly, smart.
Melissa Glick, a CHWS physician assistant, explains that at an average appointment, a student will see a physician's assistant, a nurse practitioner or a doctor, and will complete a brief discussion of sexual history.
The health care provider will address the questions above, then ask if you sleep with men, women, or both. They will also address your sexual health history (i.e. CHWS will need to know if you have had an STD before). It is also important that you are aware of your partner's sexual history as well.
Think about it: Barbie is only sleeping with Ken, but Ken has one too many beers and gets freaky with Stacey and Skipper in Barbie's Jeep (oops, how old is Skipper supposed to be?). Stacey and Skipper have both gotten hot and heavy with Mitch, who has boinked the entire Malibu Barbie Line (God only knows where those dolls have been). Suddenly, Barbie is at risk, even though she is 110% faithful to Ken.
Hopefully Barbie goes to CHWS and gets herself checked out.
CHWS can test for trichomaniasis, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes (type 1 and type 2), HIV and Hepatitis B. They can also test women for high-risk HPV and now carry the HPV vaccine.
Now, if you can answer "yes" to any one of the following questions, you should consider being tested for one or more STDs.
•Are you sexually active?
•Do you value your health and your partner's health?
•Have you had unprotected sex?
•Have you had more than one sexual partner?
•Do you have symptoms of an STD?
So you answer "yes" to one or more of the above questions; have you been tested? You ought to be. Schedule an appointment with the university's Counseling, Health and Wellness Services for STD testing. You can schedule an appointment by calling campus extension 1555, or by visiting the office upstairs in the SUB.
Testing is simple, affordable, and most importantly, smart.
Melissa Glick, a CHWS physician assistant, explains that at an average appointment, a student will see a physician's assistant, a nurse practitioner or a doctor, and will complete a brief discussion of sexual history.
The health care provider will address the questions above, then ask if you sleep with men, women, or both. They will also address your sexual health history (i.e. CHWS will need to know if you have had an STD before). It is also important that you are aware of your partner's sexual history as well.
Think about it: Barbie is only sleeping with Ken, but Ken has one too many beers and gets freaky with Stacey and Skipper in Barbie's Jeep (oops, how old is Skipper supposed to be?). Stacey and Skipper have both gotten hot and heavy with Mitch, who has boinked the entire Malibu Barbie Line (God only knows where those dolls have been). Suddenly, Barbie is at risk, even though she is 110% faithful to Ken.
Hopefully Barbie goes to CHWS and gets herself checked out.
CHWS can test for trichomaniasis, gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes (type 1 and type 2), HIV and Hepatitis B. They can also test women for high-risk HPV and now carry the HPV vaccine.
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