Collection of Gender Identity in National Case Notifications of Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and Primary and Secondary Syphilis, 2018

In 2018, 21 (41%) jurisdictions had begun reporting gender identity for sexually transmitted disease case notifications sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among jurisdictions with ≥70% of cases with reported gender identity and sex, 1.0% of primary and secondary syphilis cases were identified as transgender and 71% of transgender women with syphilis were concurrently coded as being male sex.
Source: Sexually Transmitted Diseases - Category: Sexual Medicine Tags: Notes Source Type: research