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Facts About STD’s

Posted by Jodi Ihme, T-HOUSE Coordinator | Posted on 06-10-2011

Category : STD's

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 of gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia and 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

Click here for information on signs and symptoms of STD’s

Broward County Health Department offers traditional STD services including counseling and testing, partner notification and contact tracing for syphilis, HIV, gonorrhea and chlamydia, and family planning services.

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