Have you ever been tested for STDs?

 According to the CDC, STDs are diseases that are passed from one person to another through sexual contact. These include chlamydia, gonorrhea, genital herpes, human papillomavirus (HPV), syphilis, and HIV. Many of these STDs do not show symptoms for a long time, but they can still be harmful and passed on during sex. STDs are common, especially among young people. There are about 20 million NEW  cases of STDs each year in the United States, and about half of these are in people between the ages of 15 and 24. Many STDs don’t cause any symptoms that you would notice, so the only way to know for sure if you have an STD is to get tested. You can get an STD from having sex with someone who has no symptoms. Just like you, that person might not even know he or she has an STD.