The number of sexually transmitted infections (STI) in the United States in 2023 was down nearly 2% from the year before, a sign the epidemic could be slowing, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday.

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There are millions of sexually transmitted infections in the US every year, but new data shows the epidemic may be slowing

There's some good news about sexually-transmitted diseases in newly released U.S. health data

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STD epidemic slows as new syphilis and gonorrhea cases fall in US

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. The numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing and treatment when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Co…

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Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases emerging in the newest data.

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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Although sexually transmitted infections are still at an epidemic level in the US, scientists at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are expressing cautious optimism about some decreases emerging in the newest data. Overall, CDC scientists say, there’s evidence that the nation’s STI epidemic may be slowing down, particularly when it comes to gonorrhea and syphilis, but there’s still a long way to go.…

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Though the rate of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remains high in the U.S., the spread of syphilis appears to be slowing down according to new federal data showing that cases grew by only one percent in 2023 following years of double-digit increases.

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Syphilis cases see first substantial decline in 20 years: Federal data

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday.

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The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday.The numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing and treatment when the COVID-19 pandemic hit.Last year, cases of …

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NEW YORK — The U.S. syphilis epidemic slowed dramatically last year, gonorrhea cases fell and chlamydia cases remained below prepandemic levels, according to federal data released Tuesday. The numbers represented some good news about sexually transmitted diseases, which experienced some alarming increases in past years due to declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing and treatment when the COVID-19 pandemic hit. Last ye…

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