Sexually Transmitted Infections

Prevent STDs in Teenagers

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One mistake can lead to a lifetime of regret. At a young age, people need to have drilled into them the importance of condoms and safe sex, as well as the importance of not having sex at all until the proper age. Pregnancy, HIV, AIDS, and STDs are all mostly caused from unprotected sex, and it is [...]

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STIs & STDs, No Problem?

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I go to a really great high school.  Most of the kids are from middle class families.  They’ve probably messed around but they’re not the type to have an STD. Anyway my boyfriend wouldn’t have one I knew him and we had been together for 6 months. I went to Health class and I heard [...]

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East Bay, California – Teens & STDs

According to the latest federal study, one in four teenage girls has a sexually transmitted disease. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention states that about 26% of female American teenagers between the ages of 14-19 – which is 3.2 million in all – have a common STD. The breakdown for race/ethnicity looks something [...]

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