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Teens And STD's Today.
Did you know that 15 million Americans become newly
infected with an STD each year? Most of these Americans are only 15 to
19 years of age. In the year of 2002 the number of syphilis cases in the
U.S. was 32,871, Chlamydia cases was 834,555, and gonorrhea cases was
351,852 (CDC, 2005).
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Headlines
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1997, fifteen cities share the leading reported rates in the
nation of both STDs (syphilis and gonorrhea).
- Parental involvement might reduce teenagers from
getting sexually transmitted diseases, according to
the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore,
Maryland and the University of California School of
Medicine in San Francisco
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Teen contraceptive use has improved in many different ways in
teenage boys and girls, according to a new study released by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Between the years
of 1995 to 2002 sexual activity had also decreased in young teen
boys and girls. This study is from National Survey of Family
Growth in the year of 2002.
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Communities & Forums
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Click below to access facts about several different STD's
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