06 Aug Two Women And A Man Plan To Sue Usher After Claims He ‘Gave Them An STD’

We might not talk about them, but Sexually Transmitted Infections are more common than you think. In 2015, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed that there was a total of around 110 million cases of three prevalent STIs which had dedicated federally funded programmes. These STIs were gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia. About 50.5 million reported cases occurred in men and 59.5 million cases were found in women. Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 were seen to be disproportionately affected, making up 50% of new infections despite representing only 25% of people who have had sex.

This has been linked to the high proportion of young people who fail to get tested, and thus spread diseases they are unaware they are carrying in the first place. Some argue that the low testing figures among young people can be attributed to the stigma around STIs while others maintain many don’t believe they are at risk and thus feel testing doesn’t apply to them. Either way, there is a serious need for more young people to engage more with sexual health services in order to correctly identify their status when it comes to these infections.

Arguably, the stigma around STIs not only prevents some from testing but is also a reason why positive status may be concealed after results are received. Hollywood actor Charlie Sheen revealed that he had paid millions of dollars to hide his HIV-positive status, after being blackmailed by an unnamed party for years. Another celebrity is now being accused of hiding the fact that he has an STI, thus knowingly infecting others, and is facing legal action as a result.

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