Reports of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Increase Among Tennessee Women

Reports of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis Increase Among Tennessee Women, Study Finds

September 24, 2009 — Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis among Tennessee women all rose from 2002 to 2007, prompting state health officials to issue a grade of "F" in the sexually transmitted infections category on the 2009 Tennessee Women's Health Report Card, the Tennessean reports. The report card is a collaboration between the state health department and several Tennessee colleges and universities. The new report found that reported cases of chlamydia rose by 67%, from 425 cases per 100,000 women in 2002 to 633 cases per 100,000 in 2007. Among black women, the number of chlamydia cases rose from 852 per 100,000 women in 2002 to 2,032 per 100,000 in 2007 (Sanchez, Tennessean, 9/22). Why am I alarmed??