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== Prevention ==
 
== Prevention ==
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STDs are easily prevented.  Avoidance of sexual contact (abstinence) is the most effective prevention.  However, it is not a guarantee, as herpes and scabies, for instance, can be passed by simple, non-sexual contact.
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STDs are easily prevented by abstinence, which is avoidance of sexual contact.
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Latex condoms also are the second most effective method of prevention, but may also be subject to failure.
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Vaccines are not widely available for STDs.  An [[HPV vaccine]] has recently been released for protection against certain, but not all, strains of HPV.
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Vaccines are not widely available for STDs.  A vaccine has recently been released for protection against certain, but not all, strains of HPV.
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People who have been sexually active before marriage can transmit their sexual diseases to their partner after marriage.
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It is important to note that personal abstinence until marriage is NOT a guarantee against contracting these illnesses, as it is often the case that one partner in a marriage may not be a virgin and may have an STD which he can then transmit to the other partner.
      
== Treatment ==
 
== Treatment ==
    
Many STDs are curable; many are not.  For further information, please consult a physician.
 
Many STDs are curable; many are not.  For further information, please consult a physician.
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