{"id":1920,"date":"2023-03-22T11:14:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1920"},"modified":"2023-03-22T11:14:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T11:14:38","slug":"why-are-sexually-transmitted-infections-on-the-rise-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/?p=1920","title":{"rendered":"Why are sexually transmitted infections on the rise in the US?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Surging STIs are being driven by a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; of factors in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20370%20247'%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load wp-image-1921\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-770x433.png 770w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-293x165.png 293w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43-390x219.png 390w, https:\/\/healthnews.zone\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/image-43.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rates of sexually transmitted infections, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis, have been steadily climbing in the U.S.\u00a0(Image credit: Rodolfo Parulan Jr. via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/63113-syphilis-facts.html\">syphilis<\/a>, have been rising over the past few years in the U.S. But why are STI rates surging now, and what can be done to reverse that trend?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reduced public health focus on sexual health has been a big factor in rising STI rates, experts told Live Science.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Increasing opioid use, COVID-19, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/what-is-monkeypox-symptoms-treatment\"><u>mpox<\/u><\/a>\u00a0outbreak have exacerbated a lack of funding and resources in sexual healthcare, creating a perfect storm that&#8217;s driving up cases in recent years,&#8221;\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cancer.psu.edu\/researchers\/individual\/-\/researcher\/9865D03EB59F4B70E053C90D1DAC1449\/casey-pinto-phd\" target=\"_blank\"><u>Casey Pinto<\/u><\/a>(opens in new tab), an associate professor of public health sciences at the PennState Cancer Institute, told Live Science.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/why-are-sexually-transmitted-infections-on-the-rise-in-the-us\">https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/why-are-sexually-transmitted-infections-on-the-rise-in-the-us<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Surging STIs are being driven by a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; of factors in the U.S. Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), such as&nbsp;syphilis, have been rising over the past few years in the U.S. But why are STI rates surging now, and what can be done to reverse that trend? 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