Sexual Health
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD’s) are the most common diseases in America next to the common cold and the flu. *
Teens become infected with STD’s more easily than older age groups. *
25 different STD’s are spread through sexual contact.*
STD’s often cause chronic pain and permanent damage.*
10,000 new cases of STD's infect teens every day. *
65 million Americans are presently infected with an STD *
One in five Americans 12 and older has genital herpes. *
* Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention, Divisions of KIV/AIDS Prevention, Workshop Summary: Scientific Evidence on Condom Effectiveness for Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Prevention June 12 - 13, 2000, found at http://www.niaid.nih.gov/dmid/stds/condomreport.pdf, accessed 4-19-04 (a review of 138 scientific studies concerning condom effectiveness published July 20, 2001.
Also found in Is Sex Safe, by Heritage House.
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