Ladyfest South

It ’s always good to beat the record previously held unless, as in this case, the record includes the number of cases of sexually transmitted diseases like chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis. In 2006, the United States reached an all-to the high number of cases of chlamydia reported – over a million. To put this in perspective, which is approximately 348 per 100,000 people. This may not seem like much, but this is a 5. 6% increase over the previous year. Chlamydia is a sexually transmitted disease that usually goes unnoticed but that can lead to reproductive problems if untreated. Last year alone, 1,031,000 cases of chlamydia, which were reported broken the record for number of cases of sexually transmitted disease. The previous record was attributed to 1978 (of gonorrhea cases) were almost 18,000 cases from 2006. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, could have a positive spin on this new album: much better screening methods to capture cases of chlamydia, which has never been reported previously. Regarding risk factors for chlamydia, reports suggest that black women are 7 times more likely of being infected with sexually transmitted disease white women and 2 times more likely than Hispanic women infected. Nevertheless, chlamydia will attack without regard to race, so sexually active women should always practice safe sex.
Gonorrhea is another sexually transmitted disease that appears to be a comeback after being in a historically low level. Gonorrhea, like chlamydia is often less symptoms and can cause pelvic inflammatory disease in women or epididymitis in men if left untreated. These new cases of gonorrhea, however, see a bit “of a twist. They seem to be a new strain of superbug that has developed resistance to antibiotics usually used to treat it. Both the 2005 and 2006 saw the number of gonorrhea cases increased, with a reference city for nearly 15 percent of these varieties under the superbug. “Researchers are not entirely convinced that this new effort,” the superbug Gonorrhea is the cause of the steady increase in cases, but can not find another cause close to final. What worries doctors is that more research and this new effort “superbug travels from California and Hawaii in the United States in the Midwest and in all regions of the south, and appears to be declining.
Meanwhile, cases of syphilis increased for the first time in the last decade and a half. Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease that, untreated, can damage several internal organs and cause dementia, blindness, paralysis or even death. Although syphilis is uncommon, there was an increase of 14% of cases between 2005 and 2006.
With these three sexually transmitted diseases on an upward trend, it is more important than ever to stress the advantages of safe sex. If we become vocal advocates of safe sex and condom use on a public platform in our communities through volunteering at a nonprofit organization or in our homes, in our circle of family and friends, is a problem to be addressed.