Sexually Transmitted Infection and Chlamydia/Gonorrhea Testing Have Not Returned to Pre-COVID Levels, 5 U.S. Jurisdictions, 2018-2022

Sex Transm Dis. 2025 Sep 1;52(9):e56-e60. doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0000000000002150. Epub 2025 May 3.

Abstract

We evaluated whether sexually transmitted infection clinic visits and chlamydia/gonorrhea tests in 5 jurisdictions had returned to pre-coronavirus disease levels by 2022. Patient volume and chlamydia/gonorrhea testing have not returned to pre-coronavirus disease levels, especially among people younger than 30 years.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • COVID-19* / epidemiology
  • Chlamydia Infections* / diagnosis
  • Chlamydia Infections* / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Gonorrhea* / diagnosis
  • Gonorrhea* / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / diagnosis
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases* / epidemiology
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult