STD's Seminar February 27, 2009

SEMINAR: Sexually Transmitted Diseases---THE SILENT EPIDEMIC

The U.S. still has the highest rates of STDs in the industrialized world, with rates that
are 50 100 times higher than other industrialized nations. There are an
estimated 12 million new cases of STDs in the U.S. each year. Of these, 3
million occur among teenagers, 13 to 19 years old. A recent CDC (Center for Disease Control) report documented that over 85% of the most common infectious diseases in the U.S. are sexually transmitted. Most Americans are aware of HIV infection and AIDS, the most deadly of all STDs. But, for much of society, the other serious risks related to unsafe sexual behaviors may have been forgotten. There are over 20 diseases that
are transmitted sexually. Many have serious and costly consequences.

With HIV continually in the media spotlight, awareness of other sexually transmitted diseases is dropping. This program from The Doctor Is In provides specific information about prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the most common non – HIV STDs.