The problem of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the United States has been growing,
in both scope and complexity, at an alarming rate. As evidence of the emergence of these …

PIP: A summary evaluation of the status of 5 sexually transmitted disease (STD) goals is
presented by the US Public Health Service. 1st, gonorrhea cases, after a rapid rise in the …

The incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STD's) has increased dramatically in the
past 15 to 20 years. Typical STD's, such as gonorrhea, have become epidemic, but the …

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) represent a major public health problem in the
country, cause patients enormous suffering, and cost the nation billions of dollars annually …

Sexually transmitted diseases remain uncontrolled although millions of cases occur
annually in the United States. The advent of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) …

Few fields of medicine are more dynamic than that of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
During the past decade, this discipline has evolved from one emphasizing the traditional …

Each year, approximately 12 million cases of STDs occur in the United States, including an
estimated 1.4 million cases of gonorrhea, 130,000 cases of syphilis, 4 million cases of …

We stand on the threshold of a new era for the STDs. The traditional STDs remain serious
public health problems, particularly in the developing world, but they pale by comparison …

Since the early 1900s, the US Public Health Service has established recommendations for
the treatment of venereal diseases. Traditionally, these recommendations have been limited …

IN VIEW of the expanding problems presented by sexually transmitted diseases (STD) and
the need for broader ex-perience to achieve control of these infections, how do we set STD …