The possibility of getting STD   

Women who are sexually active, but below 24 years old are at risk just like pregnant women, they must be checked for common STDs like gonorrhea, chlamydia and others. This new recommendation is from the American Preventive Task Force.  These are the most common STDs in America with the rate ranging from 1.4M cases of chlamydia in 2013 alone. The government even backed the task force, according to a guideline published online.  It is so essential to go through screening for such infections, since they do not just bring signs for men, but when they are left untreated, they can be very risky according to the authors.

Chlamydia on the other hand is the most commonly reported cases of STD in America while gonorrhea is on the second in the list; this is according to the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in Baltimore.  These are both the primary cause of genital tract infections and leaving it untreated, will cause an implication to women that include ectopic pregnancy, pelvic pain and infertility according to the email sent by a doctor to Reuters.  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC has estimated that over 800,000 people have had gonorrhea in America yearly and less than ½ of the infections are detected and they were reported.

The recommendation of the USPSTF

The recommendation of the USPSTF doesn’t include men, since there wasn’t enough proof to recommend for or even against the screening, the authors added. STD infections in men are typically symptomatic, that means it must be diagnosed and treated early on, these infections will less likely result in long term health implications in men according to Dr. Domingo of the Task Force. Most of the infections linked to Chlamydia and gonorrhea in women from age 20-24. Those with new or different sex partner, those who do not use condoms during an intercourse, those who exchange sex for money, and those who are taking drugs are all high risk for STDs.

The USPSTF suggests that screening for the said infections using the nucleic acid implification tests or NAATs at the hospital or primary care clinics for young ladies and older women who are at higher risk must be done once and then if the sexual background of the woman changed through time, she must go through the tests again. The tests, which are quite sensitive and very particular, require a urine sample for men, but women must go through vaginal swabbing for this test.

The antibiotics can actually cure the infections, however, gonorrhea is resistant to all, yet there is a class of antibiotics like cephalosporins. The effectiveness of this pill is still declining. There are antibiotics that can be used safely among pregnant women and it is just essential for women to get the treatment to prevent passing the infection to the offspring before and during the birth of the child. Having a prompt treatment is essential for those who are infected and for their sex partners at the same time.

 

 

 

 

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