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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Are Increasing
The spread of
sexually transmitted diseases has reached staggering proportions on a
global scale, yet hardly anyone wants to talk about them.
With the pervasive use of sex as a marketing tool and the romanticizing of
"worry-free sex" in magazines, on television, and in the movies, it is
easy to see why sexual promiscuity has increased greatly over the past 50
years. But the tragedy that generally goes unpublicized is the
accompanying rampant spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
These diseases affect millions of people worldwide. But because they have
historically carried a stigma and have been associated with shame, STDs
have been largely absent from public discussion. With the advent of AIDS
(acquired immune deficiency syndrome) in the 1980s, public awareness of
STDs has increased, but there is still far too little known about them.
For the most part, STDs are a silent epidemic.
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It
now appears that, on a global level, at least 1 in 4 persons will contract
an STD at some point in his or her life. More than 12 million Americans,
including 3 million teenagers, are infected with an STD each year. In the
United States alone, as many as 56 million adults and adolescents may
already have a lifetime incurable viral
STD other than the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which
leads to AIDS. Moreover, when it comes to contracting curable STDs, this
nation has the highest incidence in the developed world.
Many STDs occur without symptoms, are more severe in women, and often go
undetected until permanent damage has occurred. If left untreated, they
can lead to long-term complications, including severe pain, infertility,
birth defects, various cancers and other diseases, and even death. Young
adults are at greatest risk of acquiring STDs, for reasons that include
having many sexual partners, partners who are more likely to have an
infection, and lower use of contraceptives. As well, the public and
private costs of STDs are immense. Conservative estimates of total costs
are around $10 billion in the United States, rising to $17 billion if HIV
infections are included. Fortunately, STDs are preventable. The problem is
that most people don't know much about them, and this lack of knowledge
leads to so many infections that could have been prevented.
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