This page covers multiple STDs. For information about specific diseases, please use the STD Topics menu (left).

For the most recent information posted about STDs, please visit the main Sexually Transmitted Diseases page.

Facts       

• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Brochure (6 February 2008)
• STDs and Pregnancy Brochure (6 February 2008)
• STDs and Pregnancy - CDC Fact Sheet (en Español) (May 2004)
• Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - CDC Fact Sheet (en Español) (May 2004)
• Male Latex Condoms and Sexually Transmitted Disease - a fact sheet for Public Health Personnel  (January 23, 2003)
• Enfermedades de transmisión sexual - STD information in Spanish: fact sheets and links (21 July 2004)

Statistics       

• 2006 STD Surveillance Reports
• Trends in Reportable Sexually Transmitted Diseases in the United States, 2006 - National Surveillance Data for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Syphilis
• Indian Health Surveillance Report, STDs 2004 (24 January 2007)
• All Surveillance Reports

Treatment       

• 2006 Treatment Guidelines
• Video Podcast: 2006 STD Treatment Guidelines - Dr. John Douglas and Dr. Kimberly Workowski discuss the 2006 Guidelines. (17 November 2006)
• 2002 Treatment Guidelines

Other Resources       

• Consultation to Address STD Disparities in African American Communities
  - June 5-6, 2007 Meeting Report (18 October 2007)
• Dear Colleague Letter - key activities from 2006 and emerging issues for 2007
  (7 February 2007)
• Dear Colleague Letter - the Internet, risk behaviors and potential interventions (13 September 2005)
• Dear Colleague Letter - Open letter from John M. Douglas, Jr., MD., Director, Division of STD Prevention on expedited partner therapy (12 May 2005)
• Self-Study STD Modules for Clinicians - seven web-based educational modules, each based on a specific STD topic. Each module is considered to be an individual course, and a student may complete as many modules as he or she chooses. (8 October 2004)
• Ready-To-Use Curriculum for Clinical Educators - contains STD curricular materials (slides, notes, test questions, case studies) which can be downloaded for use in the clinical training program classroom. (18 August 2004)
• 2004 National STD Conference Abstracts, Slides and Web Casts (2 June 2004)
• Prevent STDs Among MSM - Four division 'Dear Colleague' letter, online resources, and downloadable pocket card and posters (March 8, 2004)
• STD 101 in a Box - Ready to use presentations on STDs for conferences and workshops (10 November 2003)
• STD Communications Database (3 November 2003)
• STD Clinical Slides - The STD Clinical slides depict symptoms for 9 sexually transmitted diseases.  The slides are available in ready-to-use Microsoft PowerPoint slide shows or as individual graphic files for inclusion in slide shows or documents.  The slides are for use by Clinical personnel only.  Requires registration and log in. Warning! The clinical slides contain graphic images of the symptoms of sexually transmitted disease and are not appropriate for all audiences.

Archives       

• Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students --- United States, 1991--2001 - MMWR September 27, 2002
• Evaluation of Sexually Transmitted Disease Control Practices for Male Patients With Urethritis at a Large Group Practice Affiliated With a Managed Care Organization --- Massachusetts, 1995--1997 - MMWR June 8, 2001
• Resource Book of the Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch - projects, research, policy and technical assistance, January,1996 - December, 2001 (in Adobe PDF format 1.8 MB) (May 14, 2002)
• CDC Issues Major New Report on STD Epidemics - Media Release
  • Table: Gonorrhea & Syphilis Rates by City, 1999
• STD Increases among Gay and Bisexual Men Reported at National Conference - Media Release
• African Americans Disproportionately Affected by STDs - Media Release
• Most Teens Not Provided STD or Pregnancy Prevention Counseling during Check-ups - Media Release
• Resurgent Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Disease Among Men who have Sex with Men - King County, Washington, 1997-1999 - MMWR September 10, 1999
• CDC Issues National Report Card on STDs  - Media Release (January 26, 1999)
• Impact of Closure of STD Clinic... MMWR December 18, 1998
• Patterns of Condom Use Among Adolescents: The Impact of Mother-Adolescent Communication (October 1, 1998)
• Trends in Sexual Risk Behaviors Among High School Students -- United States, 1991-1997 MMWR September 18, 1998
• What We Have Learned...1990-1995" - Behavioral Interventions and Research Branch
• What We have Learned from the AIDS Evaluation of Street Outreach Projects - AESOP - Results of a 5 year study of outreach services to injection drug users and youth in high-risk situations at 8 sites.
• Assessment of STD Services in City and County Jails - United States, 1997 - MMWR June 5, 1998