1 in 5 Americans suffer from sexually transmitted diseases

NEW YORK – New federal data shows that about 1 in 5 people in the United States have had a sexually transmitted infection on any given day and half of these are people under the age of 24.

Statistics for 2018 were released Monday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The analysis was published in the journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STIs).

Data shows that there were nearly 68 million STIs every day and 26 million newly acquired STIs in 2018.

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Almost one in two incident STIs has been contracted by people between the ages of 15 and 24.

Federal authorities estimate that sexually transmitted diseases cost the health care system billions of dollars per year and that those acquired in 2018 alone will add $ 16 billion in direct medical costs to life.

Women represent a disproportionate burden of serious STI consequences and medical costs, according to the report.

The authors recommend express STI clinics that allow walk-in STI screening and treatment without a full clinical examination.

They also suggest that pharmacies and retail health clinics be able to provide new access points for STI services, such as on-site testing and treatment.

Telehealth / telemedicine is also recommended as a particularly critical component of STI services in rural areas.