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Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are sicknesses that you can get from having sex with someone who has the same sickness.
Unless you are trying to become pregnant, everyone should practice safe sex so they don’t get sick.
Because sex is so intimate, many illnesses can be passed along during sex, like:
| Disease | Symptoms to watch for | If you don’t get treatment |
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There are many types of relationships:
HIV and AIDS affect your immune system – that is the part of your body that keeps you from getting sick.
There is no cure for HIV or AIDS.
Sexually transmitted diseases are often called STDs.
You can catch these diseases by having sex with a person who has an STD.
There are many different types of STDs that have different signs and symptoms, but all STDs are passed from person to person during sex.
