STD testing

What are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are among the most common infectious diseases in the United States today. More than 20 STDs have been identified and they affect an estimated 19 million men and women in this country each year. The annual treatment cost of STDs in the United States is estimated to be in excess of $14 billion.

Getting Tested for STDs/STIs Most people think they would know if they had a sexually transmitted infection (STI) . . . wrong! The truth is many of STIs have no signs or symptoms in the majority of people infected. Or they have mild signs that can be easily overlooked. This is why the term disease (as in STD) is starting to be replaced by infection (or STI). The only way to know if you have an STI is to get tested.

11 Facts About Teens and STIs 1. New estimates show that there are about 20 million new infections in the United States each year. 2. Young people age 15 to 24 account for 50 percent of all new STIs, although they represent just 25 percent of the sexually experienced population.... 3. Roughly 75 percent of all reported gonorrhea is found in people age 15 to 29, with the highest infection rates found in teen girls age 15 to 19 and 20 to 24-year-old men. 4.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that there are more than 110 million STIs among men and women in the U.S. This includes both new and existing infections. 5. The annual number of new infections is roughly equal among teen girls (51 percent) and teen guys (49 percent). 6. HPV (human papillomavirus) accounts for the majority of prevalent STIs in the U.S. 7. The U.S. has the highest rate of STD infection in the industrialized world. 8. 46% of American high school students have had sexual intercourse and potentially are at risk for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, other STDs. 9. 6 in 10 sexually active high school teens reported using condoms during their most recent sexual intercourse. 10. 1 in 4 teens contracts an STD/STI every year. 11. Less than half of adults age 18 to 44 have ever been tested for an STD other than HIV/AIDS.

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