Why STDs are on the rise in America

In recent years head writers have lamented the end of so-called sexual activity, but the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) has risen sharply in the United States. 2000 - 2016 - the most recent year when data is available - Chlamydia infection rate increased by 98%. Public health researchers believe that the incidence of syphilis has increased to four times the eradication. The incidence of gonorrhea decreased by 24% between 2000 and 2009, but since that time it has increased by 48% since last fall.

The underlying science of sexually transmitted diseases is constant and simple: unprotected sex with infected people is necessary. There seems to be little concern about the risk of people today. With a heterosexual coupling, this can be explained in part by an increase in the use of long-term contraceptives such as intrauterine instruments, which reduces the risk of unwanted pregnancy. Liberated from the fear of premature birth, young and invincible people are already feeling inspiration to throw rubber away. Naturally, they explain that the proportion of new infections is imbalanced. However, as active pensioners have some problems, they may be less concerned about breeding, so they are very cautious about the wind. Over the past decade, the incidence of gonorrhea has increased by 73% in Americans over 65 years of age.

Most of the increase in STD comes from homosexuals and bisexual men. According to the US Centers for Disease Control, despite the relatively small percentage of the population, male syphilis cases accounted for 81% in 2016. Like a opposite sex, this is because sex is considered to be less dangerous now. This is due to the emergence of PrEP, a cocktail of prophylactic drugs where homosexuals may be almost infected with HIV. The chances of infecting with HIV are reduced - and the fact that a positive diagnosis is no longer a death sentence - seems to encourage men to abandon vigilance. A recent study on homosexuals and amphotomic men on medical journal Lancet found that as more people began taking PrEP, condom use decreased from 46% to 31%. Recent studies have shown that uptake of PrEP is closely related to increased STD infection rate.

All of these suggest that changes in sexual desire and mitigation of fear of unprotected behavioral risk seem to be wrong - in particular because problems are not limited to the United States. In 2017, diagnosis of syphilis in the UK increased by 20% and gonorrhea increased by 22%. The incidence of outbreaks in other Western European countries is higher, sometimes more than 50%. The reduction of public spending on STD prevention - the actual 40% reduction in the United States since 2003 has not helped solve this problem. However, prevention, forbiddance, and main methods of condoms have been proved. If these choices appear to be neat or confusing, potential partners should do an STD test (especially since most infections can be resolved with simple antibiotic therapy). Verbal assurance, especially contact guarantee, can be misleading, so a proven test is important.

In particular, the difference between STD and HIV / AIDS care is due to the recent increase in incidence of STD. Antiretroviral therapy and other medications can successfully suppress HIV / AIDS, but many people taking these medications may give up on the use of condoms. This may protect them from HIV / AIDS, but it does not increase the overall risk of sexually transmitted diseases by protecting them from other sexually transmitted infections or infecting others. In Atlanta there are many HIV / AIDS specialized health centers such as AHF Healthcare Center in Atlanta and AIDS in Atlanta, but this alone is insufficient to stop the spread of HIV / AIDS in the city.

"The worsening of the STD epidemic in the US clearly requires better diagnosis, treatment, and prevention," said Dr. Jonathan Melmin of the Center for Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis Prevention, HIV / AIDS National Center for Infectious Diseases. "Sexually transmitted diseases affect people of all ages, especially young women and men, but these data show that the burden of homosexuals and bisexual men is increasingly heavier ". Syphilis is increasing. In 2014, the incidence of P & S syphilis in men who have sex with men increased, accounting for 83% of cases reported by men when they learned about the sex of the partner. It is also worth noting that more than half (51%) of men who have sex with men diagnosed with syphilis in 2014 are HIV-positive. Syphilis infection can cause genital pain.