A Sexually Transmitted Disease ( STD ), or the thought of one, can be a very scary thing! The Pregnancy Resource Center is dedicated to providing individuals with honest, accurate information about sexually-transmitted diseases and the risk of having one.
In the 1970's there were three common sexually transmitted diseases; today there are over twenty five! There are some sexually transmitted diseases that condoms offer little to no protection against such as: HPV, Herpes Simplex 2, and Chlamydia. Some feel that oral sex is a "safe" alternative to intercourse; yet what many do not realize is that the same STDs that you can contract during intercourse, you can get through oral sex.
- 1 in 5 Americans are currently infected with a sexually transmitted disease
- 12 million new STD cases are reported each year - 33,000 per day
- 45 million Americans are infected with an incurable STD
- 30-50 different kinds of STDs exist
- 20 different kinds of STDs are rampant among the young
- 63% of all STDs occur in persons less than 25 years of age
- STDs infect 3 million teenagers each year
- 80% infected with an STD do not develop the initial symptoms
- A sexually-transmitted disease is contagious even though no symptoms exist
- Some STDs are incurable and can eventually kill