On Intimacy: CDC: STDs syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia rates rising: Chlamydia highest ever

Here's a scary health statistic--three sexually transmitted diseases are on the rise. STDs syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia are worse than ever and getting worse for the first time in years, reported Health Day News on Nov. 17. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) says the number of cases of these major STDs increased last year for the first time since 2006. Here's another scary stat: the rate of chlamydia infection is the highest it's ever been. Some 1.4 million cases of chlamydia were reported to the CDC in 2014. That represents a 2.8 percent increase since 2013. This is the greatest number of cases of any STD ever reported to the CDC, said CDC's Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2014 report. CDC: STDs syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia rates rising: Chlamydia highest ever | Examiner.com