what is the most common STD in the US? - Sexually Transmitted Diseases Message Board

besafe20 · 10-30-2003, 03:35 PM

Hi I have heard several things about which is most common. First I heard chlamydia, then they said herpes, then I heard hpv was the most common. Does anyone know the answer???

KevinD29 · 11-03-2003, 12:56 PM

according to cdc HPV 3 outta 4 americans herpes 1 outta 4.5 have it

devastated · 11-03-2003, 01:58 PM

HPV = 3 in 4
genital herpes = 1 in 4 (but these are old numbers, and it may be even more common now)
oral herpes = 80% of the population

strand3d · 11-03-2003, 09:55 PM

agreed. It is without a doubt HPV.

NatalieT · 11-28-2003, 02:29 AM

With out a doubt HPV. It is completely unrecordable because the only way one can find out if they have it is if warts are present which occurs in less than 5% of cases. Or if the woman's pap smear comes back abnormal in which 90% of the time the abnormalities are caused from high risk HPV strands. In which men don't know they have because there are no symptoms.