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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are of great healthcare and economic burden to the United States. In fact, most sexually active men and women will contract an STI at least once in their lifetime (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC factsheet: incidence, prevalence, and cost of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Fact sheet, pp 1–4, 2013). According to 2008 US estimates, STIs resulted in 16 billion dollars of direct medical costs (Owusu-Edusei et al., Sex Transm Dis 40:97–201, 2013). Additionally, 19.7 million new infections occurred, with 50% occurring in individuals 15–24 years of age (Satterwhite et al., Sex Transm Dis 40:187–193, 2013). Overall, human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection. Other common infections include chlamydia, gonorrhea, hepatitis B virus, herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), syphilis, and trichomoniasis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC factsheet: incidence, prevalence, and cost of sexually transmitted infections in the United States. Fact sheet, pp 1–4, 2013). Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis infection rates continue to increase in numbers over the years although this may be related to improve screening practices (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sexually transmitted disease surveillance 2018. US Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, 2019). Family physicians have a responsibility to improve prevention, detection, and treatment of STIs in order to decrease transmission and prevent subsequent morbidity and mortality.

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, USA

    Courtney Kimi Suh

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, USA

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  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

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  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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Suh, C.K. (2020). Sexually Transmitted Diseases. In: Paulman, P., Taylor, R., Paulman, A., Nasir, L. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0779-3_43-2

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