Getting tested for STIs is of utmost importance, said Dr. Sarah Braunstein, a Health Department expert on STIs. Knowing your STI status allows you to take care of yourself and your sexual partners, get treatment if you need it, and acts as a gateway into longer-term sexual health care.
Yet, women were not spared from an eye-popping 36% spike in syphilis rates. Men also faced the infection at higher rates in 2022, though that group only saw a 3% jump, according to the report.
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