""It can't happen to me."" Many high school students and young adults, seduced by their sense of invincibility, are stunned when they are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI). But the fact is that anyone can catch an STI: no age group, social class, economic class, culture, religion, gender, or ethnic group is immune.
To drive home the risks and realities of unprotected sex, Dr. Jill Grimes shares real-life stories of young peoplemedical students, college freshmen, teenagers, young parents, talented entrepreneurswho have gotten an STI. Dr. Grimes narrates the story of Liz, who got syphilis; Sofia, diagnosed with gonorrhea and chlamydia; and Zoe, with pubic lice. She describes how Justin got herpes, Sean got trichomoniasis, and Luke contracted hepatitis C. The accounts of these young men and women and their exam-room conversations with their doctors evoke both the physical symptoms and complicated emotional reactions that often go together with infection. Fact sheets throughout the book explain each sexually transmitted infection and answer frequently asked questions about symptoms, treatment, and prevention.
The new edition of Seductive Delusions shows how technological advances have speeded doctor-patient communication, including test results and treatment recommendations. It explains simplified STI testing, explores the frighteningly high incidence of sexual assault, examines dramatic changes in cervical cancer prevention and Pap tests, and clarifies why HPV vaccines are now routinely recommended for all childrenboys and girls.
Whether reading the book from cover to cover or jumping directly to a specific disease, readers will relate to the dramatic stories while learning medically reliable information. Making emotionally and physically safe decisions about sex is easier when you know how STIs are spread, how to avoid getting one, what their symptoms are, and how they are diagnosed and treated.
Preface Herpes Simplex Virus 1. Grace 2. Justin Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) Facts Human Papilloma Virus 3. Chase 4. Chloe Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Facts Cervical Cancer 5. Rachel Cervical Cancer Facts Chlamydia 6. Tyler 7. Sofia Chlamydia Facts Gonorrhea 8. Kiara 9. Logan Gonorrhea Facts Date Rape 10. Ashley Date Rape Facts Trichomoniasis 11. Alyssa 12. Sean Trichomoniasis Facts Pubic Lice 13. Zoe 14. Ryan Pubic Lice Facts HIV 15. Evan 16. Tanya HIV Facts Hepatitis C 17. Shannon 18. Luke Hepatitis C (HCV) Facts Syphilis 19. Gavin 20. Liz Syphilis Facts 21. Grace's Epilogue Bibliography Symptoms Index
""Eminently readable GÇô applicable to and appropriate for all ages - this text anticipates and answers questions regarding the length and breadth of our current contemporary Sexually Transmitted Infections. When initially published in 2008 this outstanding text was vital, valuable and much needed; then, when published as a Second Edition in 2016 this text is even more vital, valuable and even more needed.""
