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Back-to-School STD Testing Now Easier for College Students
Back-to-School STD Testing Now Easier for College Students
Numbers from the CDC suggest that signing up for STD testing should be on college students’ to-do lists this fall. Research has revealed that about one in four American college students has an STD at any given time.
Chicago,
IL,
United States of America
(prbd.net)
20/09/2011
Numbers from the CDC suggest that signing up for STD testing should be on college students’ to-do lists this fall. Research has revealed that about one in four American college students has an STD at any given time.
Of the 19 million new STD infections transmitted each year, the CDC estimates that about half affect 15- to 24-year-olds. Perhaps even more startling are CDC studies that find only 54 percent of college students regularly use condoms during vaginal sex, only 29 percent do during anal sex, and only 4 percent of students use condoms for oral sex. Low rates of condom use can contribute to the spread of STDs.
But part of the problem might be education. Failure to use condoms suggests that college students are more worried about pregnancy than STDs, and while contraception is an important part of family planning, many birth control methods (including oral contraceptives) don’t protect against STDs.
Another problem for young people is that about 80 percent of STD infections cause no symptoms. That number is even higher for HPV, the most common STD on college campuses. In one study, 91 percent of women with new HPV infections had no detectable symptoms within two years. This often means college students think they don’t need to get tested or worry about their sexual health.
Luckily, the cycle doesn’t have to go unbroken. The website getSTDtested.com offers affordable STD testing ideal for busy college students. Students can buy STD tests online, have them delivered to their house or dorm, take them at home, and mail them into a lab for results.
Alternately, students can choose from one of more than 4,000 labs across the country that accept getSTDtested.com tests. Within five business days, students learn their STD status via a secure online portal and, in some cases, can order medication from the website.
All people who use getSTDtested.com’s services have access to expertly trained STD counselors to discuss their test results and extensive online information about STD testing, symptoms, and treatment.
Because getSTDtested.com values its customers’ privacy, students can choose among discreet payment methods (including cash) and do not have to worry about having their results reported to their parents or insurance companies.
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