Being female increases your chances of getting an STD than your male counterpart, simply because women have more mucus membranes than men lining their private parts and these infections thrive in moist warm environments.
Some STD's can be symptom free in women and some people do not even know they have them.
Hearing the fact that you have a sexually transmitted disease from your physician can hit you like a Hummer.
Whether it is one of the curable ones, or one of the lifelong infections that break out now and then, it is always devastating news.
You will become very emotional and not think straight which would do more harm than good.
Whenever you find out from your physician any news like that, below are some tips that will help you handle it reasonably.
oDo Not Lash Out oUnderstand That There Are Others oTalk To Somebody oConfront The Suspect oIt Is Not The End Of Your Sex Life Do Not Lash Out Naturally your first impulse will be to take it out on yourself for not being more careful or letting the guy you suspect that gave it to you have the brunt of your anger.
Attacking yourself or others will just leave you in a frustrating rage.
Invest your energy in finding out options available to you and the best approach to managing the infection.
Understand That There Are Others Such news sounds like the end of the world, but there are others who are in the same situation.
It is a wide spread condition, and a lot of young women are handed the same diagnosis every day.
Even though you feel so lonely, there are millions of other people out there and they are doing well.
Talk To Somebody Talking to somebody will provide a huge relief to you and also provides support that you do not have to carry the weight of this diagnosis alone.
Talk about what you think happened, and the process of talking to somebody will lift a burden off your shoulders.
Confront The Suspect Confront the guy who you think may have given it to you and give him a chance to address what happened before making any assumptions.
Was he aware that he harbored such a disease before passing it on to you? A lot of sexually transmitted diseases are asymptomatic and the guy could genuinely have not known he had it.
It Is Not The End Of Your Sex Life A lot of people worldwide have STD's and still have an exciting sex life.
Catching an infection will not change who you are.
You are still sexy and desirable and people will still want you.
However, you now have the responsibility of sharing your health history with potential mates and knowing all the facts on how to protect them when you eventually get intimate with them.
Always be responsible and let them know what the deal is.
Two wrongs do not make a right.