Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

[Magus]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080311/...e_me/teen_stds

At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts.

[Kire]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

I saw that. Glad to hear that abstinince classes and pledges are working!

Wrap up your jimmy, kids!

[Seraph]

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1 in 4 hmm? I like those odds

[Jamos]

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Seraph is off to increase those odds.

[DK]

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I saw that. Glad to hear that abstinince classes and pledges are working!

Wrap up your jimmy, kids!

I'm sure abstinince classes and pledges are hardly the only culprits.

Btw sex is great lolz 8)

[highwind]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

bah.

[JPS]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

That study isnt even very believable, they only asked a little over 800 girls out of the estimated 20 million females ages 10-19 nationwide, and it all depends on the location they live in, if they live in prostitution heaven then of course a lot of them will have STD's, Im sure if they did the same thing in a small town the results would be completely different.

[Magus]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

way to be a naive pollyanna, JPS

[Wavelength]

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JPS is halfway right--838 subjects in a population of millions is probably not going to be quite as accurate as it should be--but if the subjects were indeed chosen in a good random way (which I personally have my doubts about), it's indeed alarming that over a quarter of girls have severe STDs.

Abstinence is good, but proper protection and STD testing really need to be taught as well--and not just in schools, but in common popular media.

[IRC]

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You guys are missing the point. They only asked teenagers.

[Shard]

Re: More Fun with STDs...

Syphilis on the rise.

By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer
1 hour, 28 minutes ago

CHICAGO - U.S. syphilis cases climbed for the seventh straight year in 2007, and increases in the disease among gay men and blacks largely contributed, government researchers reported Wednesday.

The trend can be partly blamed on too few gay men getting recommended annual screenings for syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, citing studies released at an STD conference in Chicago.

While the number of cases still is relatively low — 11,181 last year — the trend worries public health officials, who say better awareness and screening is needed.

About 60 percent of syphilis cases last year occurred in gay men, compared with just 5 percent in 1999, according to preliminary CDC data presented at the conference.

The main symptom is painless sores at the site where the syphilis bacteria entered the body. It is easily treated with antibiotics if caught early; if not, complications can include blindness and organ damage. Syphilis also increases susceptibility to AIDS infections, and can be fatal to infants who get it from infected mothers during pregnancy.

The data show the syphilis rate increased about 12 percent between 2006 and 2007, to about 3.7 cases per 100,000. That's a jump from 9,756 cases in 2006 to 11,181 last year, CDC researchers reported.

It's also a 76 percent increase since 2000, when the rate was 2.1 per 100,000.

Among black men, rates jumped 25 percent to almost 22 cases per 100,000. Among black women, there was a 12 percent increase, to about 5 cases per 100,000.

[American Hero]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

...yeah right!

[Dusk Raven]

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Glad to hear that abstinince classes and pledges are working!

They have pledges? Wow.

"I pledge allegiance, to my ****...."

A scary thought.

[John Mora]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

That study isnt even very believable, they only asked a little over 800 girls out of the estimated 20 million females ages 10-19 nationwide, and it all depends on the location they live in, if they live in prostitution heaven then of course a lot of them will have STD's, Im sure if they did the same thing in a small town the results would be completely different.

I'd love to hear your idea on what would be a reasonable number for a study like this and how you'd handle the logistics.

[highwind]

Re: Don't have sex kids, you might catch HORRIBLE DISEASES

Yeah, and please direct me towards prostitution heaven.