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Indicate which of the following statements below are TRUE (T) and which are FALSE (F).
TRUE or FALSE?
T
F
Most STDs are curable.
T
F
Taking the pill protects you from STD’s.
T
F
It is not possible to get an STD without having sexual intercourse.
T
F
Each year, one in four teens contracts an STD.
T
F
Not seeing any visible signs of an STD and having sexual intercourse does not spread an STD.
T
F
Vaginal discharge and itching does not indicate an STD, therefore a doctor does not need to be notified.
T
F
One out of five adolescents and adults have had genital herpes.
T
F
Having a monogamous relationship means that there is no risk of an STD.
T
F
More than 700,000 people get infected with gonorrhea each year.
T
F
Herpes stays in your body indefinitely and can be passed from mother to baby during delivery.
T
F
You can tell if a person has an STD by looking at them.
T
F
HIV can lead to death about 10 years after being infected.
T
F
More than half of all people will have an STD at some point in their lifetime.
T
F
The only people who get AIDS are men in homosexual relationships.
T
F
The estimated total number of people living in the US with a viral STD is over 65 million.
T
F
STD’s occur more often in men than women.
T
F
Everyone who has an STD knows it.
T
F
One in two sexually active persons will contact an STD by age 25.
