Getting real about STIs: Sex Ed #7

Here’s the deal: It’s normal to be freaked  out by sexually transmitted infections. No  

disease is ever fun, and they can be even  less fun when they have to do with sex.

But actually? STIs are avoidable,  treatable, and preventable.

So let’s cover the facts. Because just a few  

key pieces of information can  help you have a safer sex life.

Hi! I'm Shan Boodram and  this is Crash Course Sex Ed.

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Where there are humans, there are germs.  We sneeze, we get our hands dirty,

and sometimes, we get sexually  transmitted infections, or STIs,  

which are infections that can be  spread through sexual contact.

In fact, in 2018 the CDC estimated  that over sixty-seven million people  

in the U.S. had an STI, with about  twenty million new cases every year.

And almost half of those new cases showed up  

in people between the ages  of fifteen and twenty-four.

When it comes to STIs, there are a lot  of myths out there. Here’s a big one: