STD Awareness Month

STD Awareness Month provides an opportunity to raise awareness about STD's and how they impact our lives; reduce STD-related stigma, fear, and discrimination; and ensure people have the tools and knowledge to prevent, test for, and treat STDs. 

STDs are common, but many people may not know that they have an STD because many do not have symptoms. Some of the symptoms that can happen when you have an STD are: painful/burning upon urination, abnormal vaginal discharge, vaginal inflammation, and sores or warts on the genital area. 

But left undetected and untreated, STDs can cause serious health issues. For example, chlamydia or gonorrhea left untreated can put a woman at risk for pelvic inflammatory disease, a condition that can lead to infertility. 

CDC's annual report shows STDs remain far too high. Even in the face of the pandemic, 2.4 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis were reported in 2020. The only way to know you have an STD is to get tested. STD testing is confidential, and common STDs such as chlamydia and gonorrhea and usually easily treated with antibiotics. 

Call our office today to schedule your STD testing. Protect yourself, protect others.