Interesting Facts about STD

  • 65 million of people living in the US with STD
  • 15 million of new STD cases each year
  • 2/3 of all STD's occurs in people 25 yrs of age or younger
  • one in four new STD cases occur in teenagers
  • cervical cancer in women is linked to HPV
  • doctors are required to report newly diagnosed STD cases o gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, & hepatitis B to state health departments and the CDC
  • one in four Americans have genital herpes, 80% of those with herpes are unaware they have it
  • at least one in four Americans will contract an STD at some point in their lives
  • 15% of all infertile American women are infertile because of tubal damage caused by untreated STD
  • 12% of all infertile American men are infertile because of inflammation of the testicles and sterility caused by untreated STD




Talk to your healthcare provide by asking  10 questions below -


  • I want to make sure that I'm taking all of the right steps to protect myself from sexually transmitted infections. Where should I start?
  • How can I talk to my partner about STIs? Can you give me some advice?
  • I want to make sure that my partner and I get tested before we have sex. Where should I go? How can I bring up the topic with him/her?
  • Given what we’ve talked about in terms of my relationship history, should I be tested for STDs/STIs? Which ones?
  • How often should I be tested for STIs? Which ones?
  • Are there any vaccines I should consider to protect myself from STIs? Are there vaccines that are recommended for me?
  • What are my options when it comes to birth control? How can I talk to my partner about birth control options?
  • I’ve been feeling differently about sex recently. Can we talk about what might be going on?
  • What screenings* are recommended for someone my age? (*such as STI tests, mammograms, prostate cancer screening, etc.)
  • I’m not always happy with the way my partner treats me. Can we chat about that?


For More Information -

Visit:

http://www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/pubic/health_professionals/index.html

http://teenshealth.org/teen/sexual_health/stds/std_lice.html#

http://www.webmd.com/sexual-conditions/guide/sexual-health-stds

http://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-topics/stds-hiv-safer-sex/pubic-lice-4279.htm

http://www.std-gov.org/

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sexually-transmitted-diseases-stds/DS01123

http://www.ashastd.org/