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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

How many sexually transmitted infections does your teen need to dodge? Know the odds.

There are between 25  and 30 STIs.[1] According to 2000 data, more than 19 million new infections occur each year and about half of those occur in people under 25.[2]

The most common sexually transmitted diseases are:

•  Gonorrhea[3]

•  AIDS from HIV- Human Immunodeficiency Virus[4]

•  Chlamydia[5]

•  Trichomonas vaginalis and trichomoniasis[6]

•  Herpes[7]

•  Pelvic Inflammatory Disease[8]

•  HPV- Human Papilloma Virus[9]   Some of the strains of this disease cause genital warts other strains cause cancer of the cervix or penis[10]

•  Syphilis [11]

 

Facts you need to know:

•     80% of people do not have symptoms when they have an STI.

•     1out of 4 people with HIV doesn’t know it. [12]

•     One study showed that older adults are less likely to tell others if they are HIV + than younger adults.[13]

•     In one study, up to one third of people who were HIV + did not tell their partners. (3)[14]

•     In another study of college-aged students, males were more likely to have lied to their partners about their sexual history.[15]

Always Using a Condom for Vaginal Sex Decreases the Chance of Getting…

•     HIV by 85%

•     Syphilis by 50%

•     Chlamydia by 50%

•     Herpes by 50%

•     HPV by less than 50%

 
 

[1] Golden MR. Sexually transmitted diseases. In: Dale DC, ed. Infectious Diseases: The Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention. 3rd ed. New York: WebMD Professional Publishing; 2003:168-185. [quote p. 168]

[2] Weinstock H, Berman S, Cates W Jr. Sexually transmitted diseases among American youth: Incidence and prevalence estimates, 2000. Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2004;36(1):6-10. Available at: http://www.guttmacher.org/pubs/journals/3600604.pdf. Accessed 2004 Apr 14.

[3] http://www.cdc.gov/std/Gonorrhea/STDFact-gonorrhea.htm

[4] http://www.cdc.gov/std/hiv/default.htm

[5] http://www.cdc.gov/std/chlamydia/default.htm

[6] http://www.cdc.gov/std/trichomonas/default.htm

[7] http://www.cdc.gov/std/Herpes/default.htm

[8] http://www.cdc.gov/std/PID/STDFact-PID.htm

[9] http://www.cdc.gov/std/hpv/default.htm

[10] National Cervical Cancer Coalition - HPV, Cervical Cancer [website]. Available from http://www.nccconline.

org/. Accessed 2007 Apr 16.

[11] http://www.cdc.gov/std/syphilis/default.htm

[12] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Basic Information | Topics | CDC HIV/AIDS  http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/topics/basic/index.htm.

[13] Emlet CA. A comparison of HIV stigma and disclosure patterns between older and younger adults living with

HIV/AIDS. AIDS Patient Care and STDs. 2006;20(5):350-358.

[14] Sullivan KM. Male self-disclosure of HIV-positive serostatus to sex partners: a review of the literature. Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2005;16(6):33-47.

[15] Stebleton MJ, Rothenberger JH. Truth or consequences: dishonesty in dating and HIV/AIDSrelated issues in a college-age population. Journal of American College Health. 1993;42(2):51-54.