Over 19 million cases of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) occur in the United States each year, with a disproportionate share among young people and racial, ethnic, and other minority populations. In particular, STDs occur at an unacceptably high rate within the LGBT community. To help combat this epidemic, the CDC has released new STD treatment guidelines that include specific sections for men who have sex with men (MSM) and women who have sex with women (WSW). For more details, please check out our new fact sheet. To see the new guidelines, please click here.