Reported cases of sexually-transmitted diseases reached an all-time high in Minnesota of nearly 26-thousand in 2015. Chlamydia (cluh-MID-ee-uh) was by far the most common and saw a seven-percent increase, followed by gonorrhea with a slight increase of one percent. Syphilis cases were up four percent. Krissie Guerard (juh-RARD) with the state Health Department says people who are sexually active need to be tested

Left untested, STDs can have serious long-term consequences.