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  2. Pelvic inflammatory disease - Wikipedia

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    Pelvic inflammatory disease is more likely to reoccur when there is a prior history of the infection, recent sexual contact, recent onset of menses, or an IUD (intrauterine device) in place or if the partner has a sexually transmitted infection. [27]

  3. CDC proposes antibiotic as morning-after STI treatment for ...

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    The CDC is proposing that health providers offer a single 200-milligram dose of doxycycline to gay and bisexual men who have sex with… CDC proposes antibiotic as morning-after STI treatment for ...

  4. Sexually transmitted infection - Wikipedia

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    In the United States there were 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections in 2010. [104] In 2010, 19 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections occurred in women in the United States. [5] A 2008 CDC study found that 25–40% of U.S. teenage girls has a sexually transmitted infection.

  5. Soaring STI rate may be slowing, CDC says. One group is in ...

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    In 2023, the U.S. reported over a million more sexually transmitted infections than in 2004, according to the CDC.Thousands of babies have syphilis. Soaring STI rate may be slowing, CDC says. One ...

  6. Gonorrhea - Wikipedia

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    Gonorrhea can spread into the uterus and fallopian tubes, causing pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). PID can result in scarring of the tubes, greater risk of pregnancy complications and infertility, and can be fatal, particularly in the immunocompromised. [citation needed] PID requires immediate treatment. Infertility in men.

  7. Safe sex - Wikipedia

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    The term safer sex in Canada and the United States has gained greater use by health workers, reflecting that risk of transmission of sexually transmitted infections in various sexual activities is a continuum. The term safe sex is still in common use in the United Kingdom, [12] Australia and New Zealand.

  8. The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and ...

  9. Chlamydia - Wikipedia

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    The CDC estimates that if one includes unreported cases there are about 2.9 million each year. [52] It affects around 2% of young people. [53] Chlamydial infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK. [54] Chlamydia causes more than 250,000 cases of epididymitis in the U.S. each year.