>> Well you live healthy this morning 3 sexually transmitted diseases are at a record high.
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention found cases
of gonorrhea chlamydia and
syphilis have reached the
highest Mark ever recorded in
the United States
combined they total 2.4 million
infections last year alone.
This new report found cases are
highest
among teenagers and young here
to unpack this certainly
conversation we do need be
having with our little BG why
and
Marshall show from a Memorial
Hospital, thank you so much for
coming in today.
It’s pretty surprising with all
we know about protection and we
know the long-term effects of
these diseases. These numbers
are still so high why are we
seeing this trend.
>> Well I think that a few
years ago the numbers were
actually at the lowest they’ve
ever been so a lot of people
think that
OK well these things don’t
happen anymore. I can just be a
little bit more lenient were
lax in terms of wearing
protection and things like
that.
>> When.
>> If not the case yet you also
talk a little bit about social
media, how people are
interacting and you’re meeting
people like you never have
before and you don’t even have
to have that face to face with
the person before maybe you’re
into that with them absolutely
absolutely so social media
makes you. Exposed to people
that you would otherwise be
exposed to and so that causes
the spread of disease, yeah,
what one good thing about this
is that more people are getting
tested. So when you see that
you see more cases of positive.
Yes, yes, testing is a much
more red readily available now
than it was before.
You know you can pretty much go
anywhere and get tested for
stds so that’s why the
you know, that’s another reason
why the of the rates are going
much higher what’s kind of the
rule on that should you be
getting if you’re sexually
active yearly testing. I mean
even if you’re using condoms
you still need to be aware of
them he yeah,
so we usually recommend that
you get tested year leave, but
if you are um you know being
sexually active with a new
partner also get tested.
And if you’re thinking about
getting pregnant get tested yet
important too all right, let’s
talk a little bit about and
drilling on these numbers
chlamydia is affectingeople
15 years old up to 29. So
that’s that younger age group
is most affected. Why is that.
>> Committee is the most SUV
that can
transmitted and young younger
people are more More likely to
get a CD so I mean it’s not
surprising that
you know that was a hive and
yes yet and the most common age
and women seem to be getting it
but also when it comes to
gunnery a men are more likely
than women to get this disease.
>> Right because men or are
less likely to wear condoms
cell. I’m not really sure why
that’s yeah men more than women
things that might be ballot and
then as you were saying for
pregnant women, it’s so
important that they get that
STD tests testing,
especially in the case of
simple as where there’s been 94
infant deaths because of it he
absolutely yes, so
you know syphilis is one of
cities that you know is tested
with the blood
gonorrhea chlamydia are more
likely be tested you know
eventually. So you know when it
comes to blood testing
you know people are less likely
to catch a yes oh yeah, and and
so then
you have high rates of syphilis
and then that can be
transmitted to be so one thing
that you know, especially for
young people’s heading of
those conversations with
someone that are intimate with
that hey you know I want you to
be tested or I’ve been tested
and I found out I have
something and now I want you to
get tested. >> One way is to just think of the roles is being reversed, I
mean how would you feel if your
partner came up to you and said
that you know they had an STD
you won you would want to know
you wouldn’t want to be left in
the dark and then too. You know
you kind of hate but in a way
that your partner can
understand and then the other
way she’s being just have to be
honest with them and just let
them know what’s going on and
it’s very comments so it
doesn’t necessarily have to end
that the relationship but it
shows that you’re being honest
with each other.
>> So this is an interview that
you might want to share with
someone maybe you’re not ready
to have that conversation but
you can share this
the kind of open up a