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U.S. News Partner Treatment Eyed for STDsMarch 12, 2008 Speaking Tuesday at CDC's 2008 National STD Prevention Conference, the director of the agency's Division of STD Prevention called expedited partner therapy, in which women with curable STDs are given drugs to treat their male partners, a "promising approach." "In this way, men who may not have a physician, or who may be reluctant to seek health care because they themselves don't have symptoms, can get treated without having to visit a doctor themselves," said Dr. John M. Douglas Jr. The female patients should be retested in about three months, he added, to check for reinfection. In addition, CDC recommends "routine HIV testing for all individuals, male and female, ages 13 to 64, regardless of perceived risk," Douglas said. "HIV remains an incurable disease, and infection with an [STD] can significantly facilitate HIV transmission and acquisition." Washington Times 3.12.2008; Cheryl Wetzstein  This article was provided by U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It is a part of the publication CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update. Visit the CDC's website to find out more about their activities, publications and services.
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