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Nearly half of the 19 million new STDs in the US  each year are among young people aged 15–24 years.   Find out more....

New & Noteworthy

CDC on the Recent Press Coverage on Azithromycin (May 18, 2012)

Free STD testing kits now available at a Second District kiosks
Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, 5/8/12

CDC Grand Round - The Growing Threat of Multidrug-Resistant Gonorrhea

Watch live webcast Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10-11am PST or view the archived presentation from late May. CME available

This session of Grand Rounds will explore the development of antibiotic resistance in Neisseria gonorrhoeae as a growing public health concern because the United States gonorrhea control strategy relies on effective antibiotic therapy. Since antibiotics were first used for treatment of gonorrhea, N. gonorrhoeae has progressively developed resistance to the antibiotic drugs prescribed to treat it: sulfonilamides, penicillin, tetracycline, and ciprofloxacin.

Gonorrhea Management Updates

Net meets street to defeat STDs: County home STD testing program employs cutting-edge technology
Office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Mark Ridley-Thomas, 9/19/11

New Fillable CMR Form Available, 7/5/11

Health & Safety in the Adult Film Industry, 3/14/11

HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 12/17/10

CA STD Treatment Guidelines for Adults and Adolescents, 2010
Two page summary grid from the California STD/HIV Prevention Training Center
Los Angeles County Launches In-Home STD Testing for Women
Innovative mail-in test kit targets rise in rates of gonorrhea and chlamydia in young women of color. Visit DontThinkKnow.org to order a test kit.

Watch the "I Know" television commercials!
Version 1    Version 2    Version 3 (Spanish)

LA County Sexually Transmitted Disease Morbidity Report, 2010
This report is produced to summarize sexually transmitted disease morbidity, identify trends and patterns, and provide comprehensive updates on reportable sexually transmitted disease in Los Angeles County.
Volume 1: County Summary     Volume 2: County Service Planning Areas
LA County STD Clinic Morbidity Report, 2010
This report summarizes chlamydia, gonorrhea, early syphilis, HIV and herpes testing and morbidity from Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s twelve STD clinics.
Early Syphilis Surveillance Summary, May 2010
This report summarizes early syphilis cases reported as of May 31, 2010 in Los Angeles County.

STD Program in the Media

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Provider Alerts

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To subscribe send an email to LISTSERV@LISTSERV.PH.LACOUNTY.GOV and type
SUBSCRIBE STDINFO anywhere in the body of the email.

Recent STD Program Staff Publications & Conference Presentations

Cohen SE, Chew Ng RA, Katz KA, Bernstein KT, Samuel MC, Kerndt PR, Bolan G. Repeat Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in California, 2002-2006: Implications for Syphilis Elimination Efforts. Am J Public Health. Jan 2012;102(1):e1-e8.

Meites E, Llata E, Hariri S, Zenilman J, Longfellow L, Schwebke J, Tabidze I, Mettenbrink C, Jenkins H, Guerry S, et al. (2012). "HPV Vaccine Implementation in STD Clinics-STD Surveillance Network." Sex Transm Dis 39(1): 32-34.

Rice E, Fulginiti A, Winetrobe H, Montoya J, Plant A, Kordic T. Sexuality and homelessness in Los Angeles public schools. Am J Public Health. Feb. 2012;102(2):220a-201.

See more publications and presentations



Report an STD
Information for providers
New fillable PDF CMR form
Info for laboratories
Order a Free Home Test Kit
Order a mail-in test kit for gonorrhea & chlamydia. For females age 12 to 25
Get Tested for STDs
Think you have an STD?
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STD Hotline 1-800-758-0880

24/7 info. & referrals to STD clinics & HIV test sites. Live help Mon-Fri 7.30am-4pm.

Tell Your Partners

Tell your partners you have an STD or HIV. Send a free ecard, anonymously or from your email address.

Hepatitis A and B Vaccination

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