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[[Chlamydia]], the most common STD, can cause infertility in both men and women, making it impossible ever to have children. [[Gonorrhea]], another very common STD, may also have this risk. A majority of US teenagers who admit to having sex are infected with an STD.<ref>4 out of 10 teenagers are sexually active; over half of this 40% (25% of all teenagers) have an STD.[http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/health_med_fit/article_96d0ee57-e3dc-59d7-a5ec-e5cbc5b71ffc.html]</ref>

[[Chlamydia]], the most common STD, can cause infertility in both men and women, making it impossible ever to have children. [[Gonorrhea]], another very common STD, may also have this risk. A majority of US teenagers who admit to having sex are infected with an STD.<ref>4 out of 10 teenagers are sexually active; over half of this 40% (25% of all teenagers) have an STD.[http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/health_med_fit/article_96d0ee57-e3dc-59d7-a5ec-e5cbc5b71ffc.html]</ref>

The incidence of [[gonorrhea]] in the United States peaked during the [[Carter administration]], but began dropping during the [[Reagan administration|Reagan years]]. The [[chlamydia]] rate overtook gonorrhea during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton years]]. <ref>http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/tables/table1.htm</ref>

The incidence of [[gonorrhea]] in the United States peaked during the [[Carter administration]], but began dropping during the [[Reagan administration|Reagan years]]. The [[chlamydia]] rate overtook gonorrhea during the [[Bill Clinton|Clinton years]].<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/std/stats/tables/table1.htm</ref>

== List of STDs and their Signs and Symptoms==

== List of STDs and their Signs and Symptoms==

'''Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia)'''

'''Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia)'''

This presents similarly to gonorrhea, but is often asymptomatic, and is commonly carried without the patient knowing they are ill. This makes it especially dangerous as these carriers tend to continue the behaviour that got them infected in the first place, spreading the disease to their other sexual partners. Chlamydia is the most common STD in the developed world and can cause a number of severe complications, including infertility in both sexes.  There are three different sub-types of the [[bacteria]] [[Chlamydia Trachomatis|Chlamydia trachomatis]] that cause [[Lymphogranuloma Venereum|lymphogranuloma venereum ]].<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm</ref>  Lymphogranuloma venereum is one of the maladies associated with [[Gay Bowel Syndrome|gay bowel syndrome]].<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm</ref>

This presents similarly to gonorrhea, but is often asymptomatic, and is commonly carried without the patient knowing they are ill. This makes it especially dangerous as these carriers tend to continue the behaviour that got them infected in the first place, spreading the disease to their other sexual partners. Chlamydia is the most common STD in the developed world and can cause a number of severe complications, including infertility in both sexes.  There are three different sub-types of the [[bacteria]] [[Chlamydia Trachomatis|Chlamydia trachomatis]] that cause [[Lymphogranuloma Venereum|lymphogranuloma venereum]].<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm</ref>  Lymphogranuloma venereum is one of the maladies associated with [[Gay Bowel Syndrome|gay bowel syndrome]].<ref>http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000634.htm</ref>

'''Treponema pallidum (syphillis)'''

'''Treponema pallidum (syphillis)'''

[[Atheist Population|Atheistic populations]] commonly have significant problems with sexually transmitted diseases (see: [[Atheism and sexually transmitted diseases]]).

[[Atheist Population|Atheistic populations]] commonly have significant problems with sexually transmitted diseases (see: [[Atheism and sexually transmitted diseases]]).

See also: [[Evolutionary belief and sexual immorality]]

{{See also|Evolutionary belief and sexual immorality}}

==References==

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