I Cheated on My Girlfriend

There are alot of girls and guys alike out there who don’t think twice about cheating. Dont get me wrong, I know there are plenty who don’t but let’s face it, if you search the internet, poles have been conducted to the general public in the United States alone, and on average:

46% of Women Have Cheated  on their boyfriends or Husbands

78% of Women Have thought about cheating on their boyfriends or Husbands

74% of Men have Cheated on their girlfriends or Wives

82% of Men Have thought about cheating on their girlfriends or Wives

Even though there may be a slight margin between the male and female polls, the fact is a large margin of people in the united states cheat or at least think about it. But here’s what they normally fail to heed.

There are at least 25 different STD’s in the world today which include but are not limited to 

HIV

 AIDS

 Bacterial Vaginosis (BV)

 Chlamydia

  Crabs (pubic lice)

 Gonorrhea (The Clap)

 Herpes, Scabies

 Molluscum contagiosum (MC)

 And that doesn’t even touch on the many different STD’s out there. There are so many different STD’s that it would make your head spin. Cheater’s out there, If you took a class on this stuff and you thought back to all the times you cheated, without protection (And condoms dont block everything) it would knock you off of your feet.

This is some serious stuff ladies and gentlemen and only a small fraction of it is curable. And I mean a SMALL fraction of it.

Think about this though, Guys, if you’re with a girl that you’ve been with for quite some time, and you’re clean and you know she’s not cheating, wouldn’t it just make sense to stay in your own yard? I mean why would you go out there and put yourself in danger for a quickie good time? Seriously ask yourself that. And better yet, you would probably take it home to your lady as well before you ever realized you had it. Just think about what you’d be doing to your father in law’s little princess. Hit home?

Something else I’d like to say before going into some of fthe symptoms of these STD’s, is that some STD’s lie dormant for years. HIV for one can lie dormant for up to 10 years. That means that even if you get STD tests conducted regularly, they may not pick up on the strands of the virus until it decides to show it’s ugly face, years later.

I know alot of you guys out there like to just go out and do your thing, “hit it and quit it”, be a player, get recognition from your peers for taggin’ that prize piece,  but guys you have to stop and smell the roses, think of your long term health, I know this baby doll may be all that, but always consider that she may be a poison on the inside that you just can’t see on the outside. Feel me?

If that’s not enough to make you step back and evaluate the situation, then I don’t know what is. This is all true guys, I wouldn’t give you bad information, trust me.

On to a little education..

Anyone with even a slight amount of common sense knows how these diseases are transmitted. Vaginal Sex, Oral Sex, and Anal Sex are amongst the top means Hence Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Of course transmission of bloodbourne pathogens is also a common means but we’re talking cheating and multiple sex partners here, so you’ll have to have your doctor discuss the other stuff.

Here are a few Symptoms of these Viruses and Diseases;

Chlamydia 

 In Women, symptoms of chlamydia include  An increase in vaginal discharge caused by an inflamed cervix, the need to urinate more frequently, or pain while passing urine, pain during sexual intercourse or bleeding after sex, lower abdominal pains, and irregular menstrual bleeding.

In Men, Symptoms of chlamydia include A white/cloudy and watery discharge from the penis that may stain underwear, a burning sensation and/or pain when passing urine, and pain and swelling in the testicles

Chlamydia symptoms usually appear between 1 and 3 weeks after exposure but may not emerge until much later. Chlamydia is known as the ‘silent’ disease as in many people it produces no symptoms. It is estimated that 70-75% of women infected with chlamydia are asymptomatic (have no symptoms) and a significant proportion of men also have no symptoms. Those who do have symptoms of chlamydia may experience:

Genital Herpes

With Genital Herpes, Men and Women both experience Itching or tingling sensations in the genital or anal area, small fluid-filled blisters that burst leaving small painful sores, pain when passing urine over the open sores (especially in women), Headaches, Backaches, and flu-like symptoms, including swollen glands or fever

Genital herpes is caused by infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV). There are two types of HSV, HSV-1 and HSV-2, both of which belong to a wider group called Herpesviridae. Another well-known virus in this group is varicella zoster virus, which causes chicken-pox and shingles.

Genital Warts

If symptoms do appear then the infected person may notice pinkish/white small lumps or larger cauliflower-shaped lumps on the genital area. Genital warts can appear on or around the penis, the scrotum, the thighs or the anus. In women genital warts can develop around the vulva or inside the vagina and on the cervix. If a woman has warts on her cervix, this may cause slight bleeding or, very rarely, an unusual coloured vaginal discharge. Warts may occur singly or in groups. The warts may itch, but they are usually painless. Sometimes genital warts can be difficult to spot. In severe cases, it is possible for genital warts to spread from the genitals to the area around the anus, even if anal intercourse has not occurred.

Occasionally, people can confuse skin problems caused by other STDs (such as genital herpes, syphilis or molluscum) with genital warts. Other people may become very worried because they mistake perfectly normal and non-infectious lumps and bumps for genital warts. Conditions that may be confused with genital warts include:

• Pearly penile papules – small white or skin-coloured bumps that, when numerous, appear in a ring around the edge of the head of the penis. More rarely, similar papules may be found on the vulva.
• Angiokeratomas – bright red or purple spots that look a little like blood blisters.
• Sebaceous glands (also known as ‘Fordyce spots’) – hard white, yellowish or skin-coloured little bumps that may be found all over the skin of the penis and scrotum in men, and the vulva in women. Sebaceous glands produce a substance called sebum, which keeps the skin healthy.
• Pimples or spots – caused by blocked sebaceous glands. Pimples and spots can form just as easily around the genital area as they do on the face, and may become sore and inflamed in a similar way.



Gonorrhea

Symptoms of gonorrhea infection may appear 1 to 14 days after exposure, although it is possible to be infected with gonorrhea and have no symptoms. Men are far more likely to notice symptoms as they are more apparent. It is estimated that nearly half of the women who become infected with gonorrhea experience no symptoms, or have non-specific symptoms such as a bladder infection.

In Women, Gonorrhea symtpoms include a change in vaginal discharge; it may appear in abundance, change to a yellow or greenish colour, and develop a strong smell, burning sensation or pain while passing urine, and Irritation and or burning around the anus.

In men, Gonorrhea symptoms include A white or yellow discharge from the penis, burning sensation or pain while passing urine, and Irritation and or burning around the anus.

Syphilis

The symptoms of syphilis are the same in men and women. They can be mild and difficult to recognise or distinguish from other STDs. Symptoms may take up to 3 months to appear after initial infection. Syphilis is a slowly progressing disease that has several stages. The primary and secondary stages of syphilis are very infectious.

Primary Stage of Syphilis:

 One or more painless ulcers (know as chancres) appear at the place where the syphilis bacteria entered the body. On average, this will be 21 days after sexual contact with an infected person. Chancres may be difficult to notice and are highly infectious

Secondary Stage of Syphilis:

If the infection has not been treated, the secondary stage of syphilis will usually occur from 3 to 6 weeks after the appearance of chancres. The symptoms often include:

• A flu-like illness, a feeling of tiredness and loss of appetite, accompanied by swollen glands (this can last for weeks or months).
• A non-itchy rash covering the whole body or appearing in patches.
• Flat, warty-looking growths on the vulva in women and around the anus in both sexes.
• White patches on the tongue or roof of the mouth.
• Patchy hair loss.

During this stage syphilis is very infectious and may be sexually transmitted to a partner. These symptoms will usually clear up within a few weeks, but may re-occur for years.

Treatment at any time during the first two stages of syphilis will cure the infection.

Latent and tertiary stages of syphilis

If a person infected with syphilis has not received treatment during the first two stages of the disease then it will progress to the latent stage. The person will no longer experience any symptoms of the earlier stages, but their infection can still be diagnosed with a blood test.

If left untreated, the infection may develop into symptomatic late syphilis, also known as the tertiary stage. This usually develops after more than 10 years and is often very serious. It is at this stage that syphilis can affect the heart and possibly the nervous system.

If treatment for syphilis is given during the latent stage the infection can be cured. However, any heart or nervous-system damage that occurred before the start of treatment may be irreversible.

Does any of this scare you at all? Trust me guys, it’s out there and there’s plenty of it to go around. Would you care to endanger yourself for a quick peice? Would it be worth it? I don’t think so. The moral of this entire post was stated at the beginning. Stay with the woman you’re with because you know it’s safe as long as she’s not cheating on you. it’s much easier that way.

And one last word of advice, if you get yourself an STD….Consider yourself caught. but not only that, what are you going to do for the rest of your life while you have the std? Spread it around to other unexpecting mates? You’re life would be ruined right? And just think, all for a quick one night stand.

Men like Rep. Chris Lee, Jesse James and Tiger Woods had it all: talent, fame, money, and a beautiful family. Yet with everything to lose, they were accused of cheating on their wives. Why DO men stray? Here are 9 reasons…

Approximately 40% of men seek sexual satisfaction outside their relationships, estimates Kat Hertlein, Ph.D., professor of human development at the University of Nevada – Las Vegas and a marriage and family therapist.

That number hasn’t changed much since 1950, when the famous Kinsey sex study found that 50% of U.S. men cheat at some point in their marriages.

Why They Cheat
The No.1 reason: Men crave sexual “variety,” according to David Buss, professor of psychology at the University of Texas and author of The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating (BasicBooks).

“They’ve evolved the desire to be with different women,” he says.

That’s because it’s very simple for men to reproduce (one act of sex versus nine months of pregnancy for women), so to create as many offspring as possible they’re biologically programmed to mate with many women.

“The ‘payoff’ in reproductive currencies [kids] of a short-term mating strategy generally has been higher for men than women,” Buss says.

So after thousands of generations, “this has forged in the male brain a desire for sexual variety.”

Other top reasons men cheat? They’re unhappy with their mates – and extramarital sex is cheaper and easier to get these days, Buss says.

And “power wives” beware: Being married to a high-profile guy ups the odds he’ll wander.

“Women are attracted to men who have power and status, so public figures usually have plenty of opportunity,” Buss says.

Courtesy of  www.lifescript.com