More than half of Americans with STIs were infected by cheating partners, survey finds READ MORE: America's geriatric STD crisis laid bare By Cassidy Morrison Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 13:16 EDT, 26 September 2024 | Updated: 13:24 EDT, 26 September 2024 e-mail 6 View comments The majority of Americans with a sexually transmitted infection caught it from an unfaithful partner, according to a new survey. Fifty-five percent of people who have ever contracted a sexually transmitted infection (STI), admitted they contracted it because their boyfriend or girlfriend had cheated on them, gotten infected and then - knowingly or unknowingly - passed it on.
And almost half of the people surveyed never discussed STI status with their partners, while roughly one in eight said their cheating partner lied about their STI status. Among those with an infection, the most common was chlamydia, followed by gonorrhea and genital herpes. Around 20 million Americans test positive for STIs every year, a startling statistic experts say is symptomatic of a larger public health crisis , which has seen disease rates reach historic highs.
An estimated 55 percent of Americans with sexually transmitted infections contracted them from a cheating partner, according to a nationally representative survey Your browser does not support iframes. The survey, conducted by DatingNews.com , asked 1,000 Americans ranging from 18 to 79 years old from across the country about their sexual habit.