- Rates of reported chlamydial infection among persons aged 15–19 years and 20–24 years continue to increase. During 2009–2010, rates increased 2.8% for those aged 15–19 years and 7.5% for those aged 20–24 years.
- During 2009–2010, gonorrhea rates increased for persons aged 15–19 years (1.4%) and 20–24 years (4.9%).
- Syphilis rates among women aged 15–19 years increased annually from 2004–2009 from 1.5 cases per 100,000 females to 3.3 cases in 2009, but decreased to 3.0 in 2010. Rates in women have been highest each year among those aged 20–24 years with 4.5 cases per 100,000 females in 2010.
CDC: STDs in Adolescents and Young Adults
CDC - STD Surveillance, 2010 - STDs in Adolescents and Young Adults: Even though young people aged 15–24 years represent only 25% of the sexually experienced population, they acquire nearly half of all new STDs.
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