Izindaba Ezesabekayo Zempilo Yakho Yobulili: Amanani we-STD asezingeni eliphakeme lesikhathi sonke

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Isikhathi sokuba nenkulumo yezocansi ephephile futhi. Ngalesi sikhathi, kufanele kukwethuse ngokwanele ukukwenza ulalele; I-Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) isanda kukhipha umbiko wayo wonyaka mayelana nokubhekwa kwe-STD futhi yathola ezinye izibalo ezigangile kakhulu kunezinhle-futhi hhayi uhlobo oluhle lokugangile.

Amacala esewonke abikiwe e-chlamydia, i-gonorrhea, ne-syphilis (ama-STD amathathu avame kakhulu ezweni) afinyelele phezulu ngo-2015, ngokwe-CDC. Kusukela ngo-2014 kuya ku-2015, ugcunsula uwodwa unyuke ngamaphesenti ayi-19, i-gonorrhea inyuke ngamaphesenti ayi-12.8, kwathi i-chlamydia inyuke ngo-5.9 wamaphesenti. (Sikutshelile; ingozi yakho ye-STD iphakeme kakhulu kunalokho ocabanga ngakho.)

Ubani onecala? Ngokwengxenye, lezo Generation Y- and Z-ers ezimbi. AmaMelika aphakathi kweminyaka eyi-15 nengama-24 enza ama-STD amasha alinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-20 e-U.S. Unyaka nonyaka, futhi enza amaphesenti angama-51 awo wonke amacala we-gonorrhea namaphesenti angama-66 amacala e-chlamydia. Yikes.

Kuyesabeka ngokwengeziwe ukuthi lezi zifo zidlange kakhulu ngoba i-gonorrhea ne-chlamydia kaningi azibangeli zimpawu-ngakho-ke ungaba nazo futhi uzisakaze ungazi. (Lezi akuzona kuphela "ama-STD olala" ongahle ube nazo ngaphandle kokwazi.) Futhi yize ugcunsula luvame ukuzenza lwaziwe ngezilonda, lusasakazeka ngokushesha kunakuqala; izinga logcunsula kubantu besifazane lenyuke ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-27 ngonyaka odlule, kanti ugcunsula azalwa nalo (olwenzeka lapho ukutheleleka kudluliselwa kusuka kowesifazane okhulelwe aye enganeni yakhe) lenyuke ngamaphesenti ayisithupha. Lokhu kuyakhathaza ikakhulukazi ngoba kungaholela ekuphuphumeni kwesisu noma ekubelethweni okushonile. Ngisho noma ungakhulelwe, ukushiya ugcunsula ungalashwa kungaholela ekukhubazekeni, ekungaboni kahle nasesimweni sokuwohloka komqondo, ngokusho kweCDC. (Lesi esinye sezizathu zokuya ocansini olungaphephile iyona nombolo engcupheni yokugula nokufa kwabesifazane abasebasha.)

Uyazi ukuthi sesizothini: Sebenzisa amakhondomu! (Nansi isiqondiso sakho sendlela yokusebenzisa amakhondomu ngendlela efanele, ngokuqondile kuchwepheshe bethu bobulili.) Futhi hlolwa, njengayizolo—futhi uqinisekise ukuthi nophathina bakho bayakwenza. (Leyo yinto eyodwa nje okufanele uyenze njalo ekuhlolweni kwakho kwaminyaka yonke kwe-gyno.)

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