Wednesday, March 2, 2011

The CDC's Take on STD Prevention

A lot of success has been made in STD prevention over the last few decades, but despite the gains in research and health practices, the United States has the highest rates of sexually transmitted infection in the industrialized world, making prevention all the more important.
Most people are aware that abstaining from sexual intercourse and monogamy are the best forms of prevention, but with our population becoming more and more open to sex through media and society, other measures need to be practice to be more practical.  The problem is there aren't many other ways.  The condom can help reduce (when used correctly) the transmission of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis, but the key word is 'help'...  Many people don't use the condom correctly or consistantly.  In these cases, those sexually transmitted infections can be spread.  Condoms also don't protect againt HIV and AIDS, even if used properly.

The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) provides methods to reduce the risk of spreading STDs. All partners should be tested before initiating sexual intercourse.  This is an issue because sometimes STDs, for example HPV and HIV, can go undetected for a long period of time before experiencing symptoms.  A way to reduce your risk in this situations is to ask your partner if they have ever had a disease, come in contact with someone who might have has a disease, and if they are experiencing any signs or symptoms of a disease.  If any of these questions gets a 'yes' answer, you should ask for them to get tested before engaging in sexual intercourse.  Another tip is to use a new condom during each act of intercourse.  Lastly, everyone should get regular checkups for STDs after relations with a new sex partner.  Some STDs can be treated and if caught early can reduct the risk of permanent damage.
The CDC has launched a prevention strategy that functions around 5 components:
1. Education and counseling of persons at risk on safer sex behaviors
2. Identification of infected persons unlikely to seek diagnostic and treatment services
3. Effective diagnosis and treatment of infected persons
4. Evaluation, treatment, and counseling of sex partners to those with infection
5. Pre-exposure vaccination for those at risk for vaccine preventable STDs
The CDC along with health departments, health care providers, non-governmental organizations, and governmental entities will continue to improve biomedial and behavioral strategies to maintain the progress in STD prevention.

http://www.cdcnpin.org/scripts/std/prevent.asp

8 comments:

  1. Great information. It is important to get the word out about preventing STDs and that is awesome that CDC is launching that prevention plan.

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  2. I definitely agree with the whole condom usage thing! People think that a condom will keep them safe from everything such as STDS and getting pregnant, but that is not always the case. I actually heard that 6 out of 10 people don't even know how to put a condom on correctly or use it correctly for that matter. Very interesting information!

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  3. GREAT INFO!. It is very important to know how to prevent STDs. It's so easy! The CDC has great information that will explain everything for a person who wants to know more. The five components are easy to remember and I wish there was more programs available that teens can attend to learn more about prevention. Like I said good information.

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  4. This is a great topic. I am a strong believer if you are sexually active, you need to take the right steps in preventing STDs or STIs. The CDC has some important and informative information on preventing STD. The five prevention strategies are helpful to know. I love the blog!

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