Rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis rose in the U.S. between 2020 and 2021.
More than 2.5 million cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2021 — nearly 6% more than were reported in 2020.
Out of the total reported syphilis cases, 2,855 were congenital syphilis, which occurs when syphilis-causing bacteria pass through the placenta during pregnancy. These cases resulted in 220 congenital syphilis-related stillbirths and infant deaths. Overall, the nationwide rate of congenital syphilis increased more than 30% between 2020 and 2021. Rates of the disease are 464% higher than they were in 2001.
More than 710,000 cases of gonorrhea were reported in 2021, an increase of 4.6% from 2020. Since hitting a historic low in 2009, gonorrhea rates have increased by 118%.—Removing pubic hair probably won't increase your risk of STDs, study findsIt's estimated that about half of the 2021 infections showed resistance to at least one antibiotic drug, but nearly all circulating gonorrhea strains in the U.S.
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