Sexual Health Library
Sexual health is a state of emotional, physical, mental and social wellness with relation to sexuality; it's not only the absence of sexually transmitted disease, sexual dysfunction or infirmity. To have sexual health one must have a respectful and positive approach to sexuality and to sexual relationships, in addition to the possibility of having safe and pleasurable sexual experiences, free of all coercion, discrimination and violence.
Please select from the following sub-categories of handouts or simply scroll down to review the entire list:
Bacterial Vaginosis
Chlamydia
Genital Herpes
Gonorrhea
Hepatitis
- ABCs of Hepatitis
- Autoimmune Hepatitis
- Vaccinations for Hepatitis A and B
- Viral Hepatitis: A through E and Beyond
Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis A - General Fact Sheet (Black & White)
- Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men (Black & White)
- What I need to know about Hepatitis A (Spanish)
- Should you be vaccinated against Hepatitis A? (Spanish)
Hepatitis A - Vaccine Information
- Hepatitis A - Vaccine Information Sheet (Arabic, Armenian, Burmese, Cambodian, Chinese, English, Farsi, Hmong, Karen, Korean, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese)
Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B - General Fact Sheet ( Black & White)
- Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men ( Black & White)
- What I need to know about Hepatitis B (Spanish)
- If you have chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection
- Protect Your Baby for Life from Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis B and Moms-to-be (Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Laotian, Tagalog)
- What You Should Know About Hepatitis B and Liver Cancer ( English, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Laotian, Tagalog)
- Prevent Hepatitis B: Get Vaccinated (Spanish)
Hepititis B - Vaccine Information
Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C - General Fact Sheet (Black & White)
- Hepatitis Fact Sheet for Gay and Bisexual Men ( Black & White)
- What I need to know about Hepatitis C (Spanish)
- Hepatitis C
- Chronic Hepatitis C: Current Disease Management
- Hepatitis C: An Introductory Guide for Patients
- Hepatitis C and Alcohol
- Considering A Liver Transplant
- Hepatitis C Quicknotes
- Cirrhosis Quicknotes
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Quicknotes
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
- Genital HPV Infection
- Genital HPV: The Facts (Spanish)
- Making Sense of Your Pap & HPV Test Results (Spanish)
- HPV
- Common Questions about HPV and Cervical Cancer
- HPV - Common Infection. Common Reality (Spanish)
- HPV - Common Infection. Common Reality - Poster (Large Poster, Spanish, Large Spanish)
- Human Papillomavirus (HPV) - Vaccine Information Sheets (Arabic, Bengali, Chinese, English, HaitianCreole, Hmong, Karen, Korean, Polish, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese)
- HPV Information for Clinicians (Spanish)
- What Patients Should Know When They Are Diagnosed with Genital Warts (Spanish)
- What Women Should Know Before They Get a Pap and HPV Test (Spanish)
- What Women with a Positive HPV Test Result Should Know (Spanish)
- What Parents of Preteens/Adolescents Should Know About the HPV Vaccine (Spanish)
HIV / AIDS
- HIV and AIDS: Are You at Risk?
- STD Detection and Treatment in HIV Prevention
- African Americans And Hiv
- Latinos And HIV
- Hiv Testing In The United States
- Women And HIV
- Exposure to Blood - What Health Care Workers Need to Know
- HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know
- Approved Medications to Treat HIV Infection
- HIV and Its Treatment: What You Should Know (Spanish) - Fact sheet series with an overview of HIV infection and treatment beneficial for individuals recently diagnosed with HIV infection or who are considering starting HIV treatment. Includes information on testing, medications, treatment adherence, pregnancy, and prevention.
- Seeing an HIV Doctor (Spanish) - Fact sheet for HIV infected individuals on what to expect when they see a doctor specialized in treating HIV for the first time.
- Starting Anti-HIV Medications (Spanish)- Fact sheet for HIV infected individuals on what to expect when they begin their first anti-HIV treatment regimen.
- Testing HIV Positive - Do I Have AIDS? (Spanish)- Fact sheet for HIV infected individuals explaining the difference between HIV and AIDS and the criteria for diagnosing AIDS.
- Understanding HIV Prevention (Spanish) - Fact sheet for HIV infected individuals on how to prevent infecting others.
- Living well with HIV/AIDS - A manual on nutritional care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS
- Recommended Immunizations for HIV Positive Adults (Spanish) - Chart listing immunizations recommended for all, recommended for some, or not advisable for HIV infected adults.
- What Do I Need to Know About Immunizations? (En español) - Fact sheet with information about the recommended immunizations for HIV infected adults. Includes when and how often to receive these immunizations and possible side effects.
HIV / AIDS - Fact Sheets
- HIV and AIDS among Gay and Bisexual Men
- Mother-to-Child (Perinatal) HIV Transmission and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS among African Americans
- HIV/AIDS among Hispanics/Latinos
- HIV/AIDS among Youth
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Miscellaneous Sexual Health Topics
- Abstinence
- Contraception Use
- Condom Fact Sheet In Brief (Spanish)
- Condoms and STDs: Fact Sheet (Spanish)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease
STDs and Pregnancy
Syphilis
Trichomoniasis
Sexual Health Information: Source
The sexual health handouts found on this page were graciously provided by the following:
- University of South Carolina. The resources were created for and used within their Healthy South Carolina initiative. Our thanks to them for making these resource available to our site visitors.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CDC has an exceptionally large collection of information and resources related to sexual health.
