title: Epidemiology of sexually transmitted diseases.
abstract: In the past decade, the recognized spectrum of sexually transmitted diseases has widened to a complex array of agents and syndromes. The authors correlate diseases with responsible pathogens and discuss the numerous and interrelated changes in industrialized societies that have contributed to the epidemics of sexually transmitted diseases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D003218:Condylomata Acuminata / Q000453:epidemiology; D003267:Contraception; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005833:Genital Neoplasms, Female / Q000453:epidemiology; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000453:epidemiology; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000453:epidemiology; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology; D006558:Herpes Genitalis / Q000453:epidemiology; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D000292:Pelvic Inflammatory Disease / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011271:Pregnancy, Ectopic / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013587:Syphilis / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology