Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)

The STD control section provides services to prevent and control diseases caused by sexually transmitted organisms.

Department of Health Services staff from the Division of Public Health based in Madison and Milwaukee work with local health departments to provide disease intervention consultation with patients, disease surveillance, monitoring of statistical trends, and implementation and maintenance of prevention programs.  Staff provide STD intervention consultations and training to health care providers statewide.

There are currently five reportable STDs in Wisconsin:

• Chancroid - Haemophilus ducreyi

• Chlamydia - Chlamydia trachomatis Fact Sheet 

• Gonorrhea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae Fact Sheet

• PID - Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Fact Sheet (Exit DHS)

• Syphilis - Treponema pallidum Fact Sheet 

The most frequently reported are: Chlamydia and Gonorrhea.

To report sexually transmitted diseases fill out the case report form (F44243) and send it to the local health department in the jurisdiction where the patient resides.

   Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)

2009 Wisconsin Act 280 for expedited partner therapy (EPT) became effective May 26, 2010. This law allows doctors to give prescriptions to patient’s partners. More information and guidelines will be coming in the near future regarding this.  Please visit the Expedited Partner Therapy webpage for more information. 

Learn more about sexually transmitted diseases by following these links: 

Program Staff  |  Publication Resources  |  Health Care Resources

Surveillance and Statistics  |  Links  |  STD Program Home

Last Revised: January 25, 2012