STD - Sexually Transmitted Diseases

 

STDs refer to more than 35 infectious organisms that are transmitted primarily through sexual activity. STD prevention is an essential primary care strategy for improving reproductive health.

Despite their burdens, costs, and complications, and the fact that they are largely preventable, STDs remain a significant public health problem in the United States. This problem is largely unrecognized by the public, policymakers, and health care professionals. STDs cause many harmful, often irreversible, and costly clinical complications, such as:

• Reproductive health problems
• Fetal and perinatal health problems
• Cancer
• Facilitation of the sexual transmission of HIV infection

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