1 in 4 teen girls has an STD

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CHICAGO - At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.

A virus that causes cervical cancer is by far the most common sexually transmitted infection in teen girls aged 14 to 19, while the highest overall prevalence is among black girls — nearly half the blacks studied had at least one STD. That rate compared with 20 percent among both whites and Mexican-American teens, the study from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

About half of the girls acknowledged ever having sex; among them, the rate was 40 percent. While some teens define sex as only intercourse, other types of intimate behavior including oral sex can spread some infections.

For many, the numbers likely seem “overwhelming because you’re talking about nearly half of the sexually experienced teens at any one time having evidence of an STD,” said Dr. Margaret Blythe, an adolescent medicine specialist at Indiana University School of Medicine and head of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ committee on adolescence.

But the study highlights what many doctors who treat teens see every day, Blythe said.

Dr. John Douglas, director of the CDC’s division of STD prevention, said the results are the first to examine the combined national prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. He said the data, from 2003-04, likely reflect current rates of infection.

“High STD rates among young women, particularly African-American young women, are clear signs that we must continue developing ways to reach those most at risk,” Douglas said.

The CDC’s Dr. Kevin Fenton said given that STDs can cause infertility and cervical cancer in women, “screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities.”

HPV most common
The study by CDC researcher Dr. Sara Forhan is an analysis of nationally representative data on 838 girls who participated in a 2003-04 government health survey. Teens were tested for four infections: human papillomavirus, or HPV, which can cause cervical cancer and affected 18 percent of girls studied; chlamydia, which affected 4 percent; trichomoniasis, 2.5 percent; and herpes simplex virus, 2 percent.

Blythe said the results are similar to previous studies examining rates of those diseases individually.

The results were prepared for release Tuesday at a CDC conference in Chicago on preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

HPV can cause genital warts but often has no symptoms. A vaccine targeting several HPV strains recently became available, but Douglas said it likely has not yet had much impact on HPV prevalence rates in teen girls.

Chlamydia and trichomoniasis can be treated with antibiotics. The CDC recommends annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under age 25. It also recommends the three-dose HPV vaccine for girls aged 11-12 years, and catch-up shots for females aged 13 to 26.

The American Academy of Pediatrics has similar recommendations.

Douglas said screening tests are underused in part because many teens don’t think they’re at risk, but also, some doctors mistakenly think, ’“Sexually transmitted diseases don’t happen to the kinds of patients I see.”’

Blythe said some doctors also are reluctant to discuss STDs with teen patients or offer screening because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results.

The American Academy of Pediatrics supports confidential teen screening, she said.
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Too many damn ho's.

They'll probably blame it on the rap industry (which probably has a part anyway; PROMOTING HOISM).
 
Good news : wow ! American chicks seem very active sexuallity wise ! May have fun in April for me, lololol

Bad news : fuck... either use lotsa masturbation or bring plenty condoms and lube...
 
LOL ...

Bunch of idiots ... It's hard to make decisions when you're hot-headed (a pussy lying right in front of you), but if you don't have a condom ... don't do it ... you won't regret it.

Handjobs or erotica ... don't go all the way.
 
well this what hapend wend people have mutiple sex paeterns that why im saving my virginity unil i meet a virgin girl
 
Well this is misleading.

The reason the STD rate is so high is because they started counting Herpes as an STD which made it jump to the 1/3 or 1/4 rate that has been known for the past decade or so.

One doesn't have to be a slut to get it.
 
WRAP IT BEFORE YOU TAP IT

someone tell me why we have not put condoms in high schools yet... we are failing to prevent teens from screwin, at least we could prevent diseases more often.

it promotes sex among teens? please. the media we allow teens to watch is much more promotive than any step we could take to prevent diseases, among many other mixed messages our teens get.
 
PerveeSage said:
WRAP IT BEFORE YOU TAP IT

someone tell me why we have not put condoms in high schools yet... we are failing to prevent teens from screwin, at least we could prevent diseases more often.

it promotes sex among teens? please. the media we allow teens to watch is much more promotive than any step we could take to prevent diseases, among many other mixed messages our teens get.
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If I remember correctly, condoms can't protect you from herpes or genital warts. Which is what the majority of these bitches have.
 
PerveeSage said:
WRAP IT BEFORE YOU TAP IT

someone tell me why we have not put condoms in high schools yet... we are failing to prevent teens from screwin, at least we could prevent diseases more often.

it promotes sex among teens? please. the media we allow teens to watch is much more promotive than any step we could take to prevent diseases, among many other mixed messages our teens get.
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Because America's still anal about sex ed. My mom's a health teacher in the high school, and every year there's at least one school meeting about her teaching sex ed. :oh It's ridiculous.
 
I'm not saying this is the case, but Mr. Jackson, my creative writing teacher in high school, used to say that sometimes teenagers will not take surveys like this seriously and put in answers like "Oh yeah, I have sex every chance I get" when in fact they're still probably virgins.
 
Yes that is america for you.
I live in america... its not so bad... if u keep out of dark allys... just kidding lol.
I can see why 25% percent of teens has STDS because most of the teen guys here are to daf to remember the rubber o_O.
Annyyyywayyyys, dont think to badly of U.S.A... well not badly of the clean 75% ^^.
 
2wise4u said:
Yes that is america for you.
I live in america... its not so bad... if u keep out of dark allys... just kidding lol.
I can see why 25% percent of teens has STDS because most of the teen guys here are to daf to remember the rubber o_O.
Annyyyywayyyys, dont think to badly of U.S.A... well not badly of the clean 75% ^^.
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If I remember correctly, most of that 25% are sleeping with guys in their 20s and 30s.
 
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