Study claims over 400,000 cases of undiagnosed chlamydia in America
A recent government report reveals some shocking statistics about sexual health in America alleging that hundreds of thousands of Americans are walking around with a sexually transmitted disease and don’t even know it!
According to Fox News,
“Approximately 1.8 million people in the United States have chlamydia, but only 1.4 million infections have been recorded — that equates to about 400,000 undiagnosed cases.
For their study, which was presented Tuesday at the STD Prevention Conference in Atlanta, researchers analyzed data from the 2007 to 2012 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Along with the revelation of underreported cases, they also found that young women are at a much greater risk of harboring chlamydia, with infection rates the highest among sexually active girls between the ages of 14 and 19.
Even more disturbing is that rates were much different between races: “Around 18.6 percent of sexually active black teens were found to have chlamydia compared to 3.2 percent of sexually active white teen girls.”
Chlamydia, like any other sexually transmitted disease, is a very serious infection that can cause permanent damage to a woman’s reproductive system, which could eventually lead to infertility.
While many may not experience symptoms immediately, in due course, you could develop abnormal discharge from the vagina or penis, a burning sensation during urination and pain or swelling in the testicles for men. – ruthie hawkins/@ruubabie
