Among white males it was the tenth leading cause of death and it was not even in the top ten for white females. The most common bacterial STD in the United States is chlamydia. Unfortunately, this STD primarily affects adolescent females. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Sexual Health Update.
Gonorrhea is one of the most common STDs, with one million new cases in the U.S. each year.
Like chlamydia, teens have higher rates of gonorrhea than do sexually active men and women ages 20-44. This age group is more likely to have multiple sexual partners. This age group is more likely to have unprotected sexual intercourse. Biologically, young women are predisposed to these infections due to the cell makeup in the cervix. The incidence of syphilis is highest among individuals between the ages of 15 and 30, and among people with the greatest sexual activity.