STDs

Review the latest guidelines about HIV testing from the CDC and American Academy of Pediatrics, including that all teens should be routinely tested for HIV.

Parents don't often think of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) as a pediatric problem. If you review the latest STD statistics, you will see that STDs are a fairly common among teens and why many experts still consider STDs to be a 'hidden epidemic' in our communities.

STDs are common among teens and young adults. That makes it important for pediatricians, parents, and teens to think about testing for STDs when teens have symptoms and regular screening if they are sexually active.

Review the symptoms of common STDs, like chlamydia, genital herpes, gonorrhea, and syphilis.

Review the symptoms of a genital herpes outbreak and how you can get genital herpes.

Review how syphilis is transmitted and the symptoms and stages of syphilis.

Review the symptoms of gonorrhea and how this sexually transmitted disease is diagnosed and treated.

Review the symptoms of chlamydia infections and how this STD is diagnosed and treated with antibiotics.