United States - occurrence of sexually transmitted diseases, by gender 2009

This statistic shows the results of a survey conducted in 2009 in the United States among men and women aged 45 and older on sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). 5 percent of male respondents and 5 percent of female respondents stated they have been diagnosed with HPV / genital warts at one point in their life.

Have you ever had any of the following STDs? (by gender)

Characteristic	Men	Women
Vaginitis / yeast infections	0%	35%
HPV / genital warts	5%	5%
Gonorrhea (clap-drip)	7%	2%
Hepatitis	5%	2%
Herpes / genital herpes	3%	3%
PID (pelvic inflammatory disease)	0%	2%
Syphilis	1%	1%
HIV / AIDS*	1%	-
NGU (nongonococal urethritis)	1%	0%

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Release date

April 2010

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Region

United States

Survey time period

August 2009

Number of respondents

1,110 respondents

Special properties

Respondents 45 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

The source poses the question as follows: "There are several diseases or infections that can be transmitted during sex. These are sometimes called venereal diseases. we will be using the medical term sexually transmitted diseases or STDs. At any point in time, have you ever been told by a doctor that you had any of the following STDs?"

* Women: less than 0.5 percent

Male respondents: 525
Female respondents: 585

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