Basic Summary for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Main name of condition: Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Other names or spellings: STD, STDs, venereal diseases, sexually transmissible diseases, sexually transmitted infection, STI, STIs

What is Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
  Brief description of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Various diseases spread by sexual contact.
  Parent types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: All Disease Categories, Sexual Conditions, Male sexual conditions, Adolescent conditions, Under-diagnosed conditions, Carrier conditions, Diseases contagious from sex, Diseases contagious from oral sex, Diseases contagious from anal sex, Diseases contagious from intravenous needles, Diseases contagious from vaginal sex, Diseases contagious from safe sex, Vagina conditions
  Organs Affected by Sexually Transmitted Diseases: sexual organs, vagina, penis
  Types of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Syphilis, HIV, AIDS, Genital herpes, Human Papillomavirus, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, HTLV, Chancroid, Cytomegalovirus, Molluscum contagiosum, Pubic lice, Scabies, Trichomoniasis, Bacterial vaginosis, Granuloma inguinale, Non-Specific Urethritis, Hepatitis B

How many people get Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
  Prevalance of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 65 million people living with an incurable STD (CDC)
  Prevalance Rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: approx 1 in 4 or 23.90% or 65 million people in USA [about data]
  Incidence (annual) of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: 15.3 million annual cases (NIAID)
  Incidence Rate of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: approx 1 in 17 or 5.62% or 15.3 million people in USA [about data]
  Incidence of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: In the United States, an estimated 15.3 million new cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur each year, at least one-quarter of them among teenagers.¹

Who gets Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
  Patient Profile for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Mostly teenagers and young adults; two thirds are younger than 25.
  Profile for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Approximately two-thirds of people who acquire STDs in the United States are younger than 25.¹ ... STDs affect men and women of all backgrounds and economic levels. They are most prevalent among teenagers and young adults. Nearly two-thirds of all STDs occur in people younger than 25 years of age. ²
  Gender Profile for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: More common in women.

How serious is Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Complications of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: see complications of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

What causes Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Risk factors for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: see risk factors for Sexually Transmitted Diseases

What are the symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: see symptoms of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Can anyone else get Sexually Transmitted Diseases?
Contagion of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: STDs may be spread by various types of sexual behavior. Many are spread by secretions; some are spread simply by the close physical contact from sex. Many STDs are spread by other methods such as by blood and mother-to-fetus or mother-to-child.
More information: see contagiousness of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

How is it treated?
Treatments for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: see treatments for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: see prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Society issues for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  Costs of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: approximately $17 billion including HIV (NIAID)
  Costs of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: In the United States in 1994, approximately $10 billion was spent on major STDs (other than HIV/AIDS) and their preventable complications. This figure rises to approximately $17 billion if sexually transmitted human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections are included.¹
  Hospitalization statistics for Sexually Transmitted Diseases: The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Sexually Transmitted Diseases:

0.02% (2,840) of hospital episodes were for sexually transmitted infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
0.01% (5,229) of hospital bed days were for sexually transmitted infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
97% of hospital consultations for sexually transmitted infections required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
22% of hospital admissions for sexually transmitted infections required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
41% of hospital episodes for sexually transmitted infections were for men in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
59% of hospital episodes for sexually transmitted infections were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
9 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for sexually transmitted infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
2 days was the median length of stay in hospitals for sexually transmitted infections in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
54% of hospitalisations for sexually transmitted infections were single day episodes in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
Hospitalization statistics in Australia:
- 0.03% (1,255) of hospital episodes were for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 62% of hospitalisations for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases were single day episodes in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 93% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 7% of hospitalisations in public hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases at public hospitals occurred in 0.6 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 2.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases in public hospitals in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 5.0 days was the mean length of stay in public hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 0.03% (638) of private hospital episodes were for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 86.4% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases were single day episodes in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 8.3% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases were by public patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 02% of hospitalisations in private hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases were by private patients in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Hospitalisations in private hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases occurred in 0.3 people per 10,000 population in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- 1.3 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)
- Excluding same day episodes, 3.2 days was the mean length of stay in private hospitals for predominantly sexually transmitted diseases in Australia 2001-02 (Australian Hospital Data, AIHW, Australia, 2001-02)

Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases Statistics, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID
2. excerpt from Sexually Transmitted Diseases, NIAID Fact Sheet: NIAID

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