Sounding Alarm on Gonorrhea
Gonorrhea, once in decline, has thoroughly rebounded, with more than 336,000 cases reported in 2008. Untreated gonorrhea increases risk for HIV infection and can lead to infertility, among other undesirable outcomes.
Condom Effectiveness Chart
Click on this link for a chart from the Medical Institute for Sexual Health.
Sexual Exposure Risk Chart
Click on this link to get an eye-opening look at risk of exposure to sexually transmitted diseases, related to increasing numbers of sexual partners.
FACTS
Each year, there are approximately 19 million new STD infections, and almost half of them are among youth aged 15 to 24, according the the United States Centers for Disease Control and Protection.
