Syphilis Is On The Rise Across Arizona, Particularly In Women, Babies

Staff members at ASU Health Services, she said, help students avoid contracting STDs and make it easier for them to get tested.

“Our regular testing when somebody says they want to be screened includes HIV, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea,” ,” Schroeder said. “What we’d like to impress on students is they should get screened at least once a year and every time they change a sexual partner.”

ADHS recommends that people use condoms during every sexual encounter, reduce their number of sexual partners and be tested regularly for STDs.


– Video by Taniyah Williamson

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