Sexually transmitted illnesses are resurging throughout the US. Greater than 3,700 instances of congenital syphilis have been reported in 2022, roughly 11 instances the quantity recorded a decade in the past.
Syphilis throughout being pregnant can result in miscarriage and stillbirth, and infants who survive might change into blind or deaf or have extreme developmental delays. However well timed testing and remedy can stop most of those outcomes.
Sexually transmitted infections disproportionately have an effect on communities of shade. Socioeconomic standing and schooling stage can even affect prenatal care.
I report on infectious illnesses at The Occasions. I wish to hear firsthand from girls who skilled syphilis when pregnant. Had been you supplied testing when pregnant? If you happen to examined optimistic, have been you handled? How did syphilis have an effect on the well being of your little one?
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