At any given time, one in five people in the US has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), translating to more than 68 million infections.1 These infections cost billions in healthcare expenses each year. Even more alarming, over 48% of all new STIs in this country affect those between ages 15 and 24.1, 2 The eight most common STIs tracked by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are chlamydia, gonorrhea (GC), syphilis, trichomoniasis, human papilloma virus (HPV), herpes simplex virus type-2 (HSV-2), human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and hepatitis B virus (HBV).1 These STIs, including HIV, can be treated, and most…
