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If you're sexually active, you need to know the facts about sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Are you STI savvy? Take this quiz and find out!

1.	Sexually transmitted infections can be transmitted
	a) by skin to skin contact
	b) by oral sex
	c) by vaginal sex
	d) by anal sex
	e) all of the above

2.	In general, a woman's risk of being infected with an STI is higher than a man's. True or False?
	a) True
	b) False

3.	All of the following are lower-risk sex play activities EXCEPT
	a) oral sex
	b) vaginal intercourse protected with a latex or female condom
	c) unprotected anal intercourse
	d) body rubbing

4.	Infections that can be transmitted by kissing include all of the following EXCEPT
	a) hepatitis B
	b) herpes
	c) HIV
	d) syphilis
	e) both a and c

5.	Which of the following have the highest risks for the most dangerous STIs?
	a) unprotected anal intercourse
	b) unprotected vaginal intercourse
	c) a & b
	d) None of the above

6.	Two-thirds of people who have STIs become infected before age 25.
	a) True
	b) False

7.	The only thing that is 100-percent effective against infection is
	a) abstinence
	b) mutual masturbation
	c) erotic massage
	d) kissing

8.	The following STIs can be cured with antibiotics from a health care provider EXCEPT
	a) chlamydia
	b) gonorrhea
	c) herpes
	d) urinary tract infections (UTIs)

9.	I can reduce my risk of sexually transmitted infections by
	a) getting routinely tested for STIs by a health care provider
	b) using latex condoms and/or female condoms for anal, oral, and vaginal sex
	c) talking with my partner(s) about safer sex options
	d) using Glyde® dams or plastic wrap for oral sex on the vulva or anus
	e) all of the above

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