The infection may also cause the developing fetus to be small for its gestational age or to have a low birth weight, according to the CDC. If a pregnant woman with syphilis does not receive treatment, she is more likely to have a stillbirth, which is when a baby dies in the womb ...
The CDC says pregnant people should be tested for syphilis at least once during pregnancy. It’s best if you're tested at your first prenatal visit. Depending on how long you've had syphilis, you have a high chance of stillbirth, or giving birth to an infant who has died before delivery...
The CDC says pregnant people should be tested for syphilis at least once during pregnancy. It’s best if you're tested at your first prenatal visit. Depending on how long you've had syphilis, you have a high chance of stillbirth, or giving birth to an infant who has died before delivery...
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Women can protect themselves by practicing safer sex, being tested for syphilis by a health care provider, and if infected, seeking treatment immediately and asking her partner to get tested and treated to avoid reinfection, says the CDC. ...
Eradication of Treponema pallidum infection in the United States seemed quite possible through concentrated public health efforts in a relatively small number of high-incidence US communities, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was developing a national syphilis eliminatio...
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As of 2024, thenumber of syphilis casesin the United States is increasing at an alarming rate. From 2018 to 2022, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that occurrences of syphilis in the U.S. rose 80 percent,primarily in young women. In some locales, the increase has been over...