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Topic: STDs rife among US teenage girls
showme12345 Joined Wed 01/09/08 Posts: 134	Tue 03/11/08 03:13 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm

Single_Rob Joined Mon 02/04/08 Posts: 8233	Tue 03/11/08 03:14 PM
hell it may even be worth the clap at this stage

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Tue 03/11/08 03:15 PM
This is excellent dating site news...........

cutelildevilsmom Joined Sat 04/07/07 Posts: 8862	Tue 03/11/08 03:16 PM
i dont have sex with teen girls..dodged a bullet there!!

Urg04es Joined Sun 12/02/07 Posts: 1411	Tue 03/11/08 03:16 PM
This is excellent dating site news........... Come on-where is your gambling spirit.......one out of four is healthy-take your chances. LOL!

LexFonteyne Joined Thu 12/07/06 Posts: 32131	Tue 03/11/08 03:17 PM
Today's disease-ridden teenagers are tomorrow's Mutual Matches....

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 03/11/08 03:17 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk.

azrae1l Joined Sat 03/24/07 Posts: 3624	Tue 03/11/08 03:18 PM
i was trying to have sex with teens girls, thank god that cop stopped me and took me down to the jail house to get a check up! he saved my life!

Single_Rob Joined Mon 02/04/08 Posts: 8233	Tue 03/11/08 03:20 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk. yes, but you also have cameras mounted in public places that allow the police to see through your clothing. no thank you to the uk

Dragoness Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 23320	Tue 03/11/08 03:20 PM
Appears that wonderful abtinance trend of programs being offered by this administration is not working well, hmmmmmmmm

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 03/11/08 03:21 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk. yes, but you also have cameras mounted in public places that allow the police to see through your clothing. no thank you to the uk see through clothing???

Single_Rob Joined Mon 02/04/08 Posts: 8233	Tue 03/11/08 03:21 PM
Appears that wonderful abtinance trend of programs being offered by this administration is not working well, hmmmmmmmm nope, sounds more like parents are failing their children to me. It is not the governments role to raise our children

DebbieJT Joined Mon 11/26/07 Posts: 10329	Tue 03/11/08 03:22 PM
Appears that wonderful abtinance trend of programs being offered by this administration is not working well, hmmmmmmmm nope, sounds more like parents are failing their children to me. It is not the governments role to raise our children yep so true

Single_Rob Joined Mon 02/04/08 Posts: 8233	Tue 03/11/08 03:23 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk. yes, but you also have cameras mounted in public places that allow the police to see through your clothing. no thank you to the uk see through clothing??? check out todays news on yahoo, and fox news. Sad, sad, sad

PATSFAN Joined Mon 12/10/07 Posts: 42782	Tue 03/11/08 03:23 PM
Today's disease-ridden teenagers are tomorrow's Mutual Matches.... That was awesome...

SimplyElla Joined Wed 02/13/08 Posts: 7124	Tue 03/11/08 03:24 PM
wth is this world coming too.... why are we speaking of teenagers anyhow... we need to be talking about the dirty dirty men and women out there in this world... making it unsafe for the rest of us to have our own clean fun... without worrying about damaging our health!

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 03/11/08 03:24 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk. yes, but you also have cameras mounted in public places that allow the police to see through your clothing. no thank you to the uk see through clothing??? check out todays news on yahoo, and fox news. Sad, sad, sad i know nothing about it, whats the purpose of this??

cutelildevilsmom Joined Sat 04/07/07 Posts: 8862	Tue 03/11/08 03:25 PM
Appears that wonderful abtinance trend of programs being offered by this administration is not working well, hmmmmmmmm nope, sounds more like parents are failing their children to me. It is not the governments role to raise our children if parents would come out of the 'not my kid" bubble and talk about sex and condoms etc this number would be cut in half.I think this statistic also says a lot about the self esteem of some of our teen girls.

Single_Rob Joined Mon 02/04/08 Posts: 8233	Tue 03/11/08 03:25 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk. yes, but you also have cameras mounted in public places that allow the police to see through your clothing. no thank you to the uk see through clothing??? check out todays news on yahoo, and fox news. Sad, sad, sad i know nothing about it, whats the purpose of this?? they say to ensure that people are not carrying weapons, or bombs strapped under there

debbie1980 Joined Sun 09/09/07 Posts: 20487	Tue 03/11/08 03:28 PM
One in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually-transmitted disease, a study has indicated. The study, by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), found an even higher prevalence of STDs among black girls. Researchers analysed data from a nationally representative sample of 838 US girls aged 14 to 19. A virus that causes cervical cancer - HPV - was the most common, followed by chlamydia, trichomoniasis and herpes. The CDC says the study is the first in its kind to examine the prevalence of common sexually transmitted diseases among adolescent girls. It found that nearly half of the African-American girls surveyed had at least one STD, while the rate was 20% among white and Mexican-American teenagers. Human papillomavirus, or HPV, affected 18% of the girls surveyed, chlamydia 4%, trichomoniasis 2.5%, and herpes simplex virus 2%. Screening recommended The CDC's Devin Fenton said it was a serious issue because the diseases could lead to infertility and cervical cancer. "Screening, vaccination and other prevention strategies for sexually active women are among our highest public health priorities," he said. The CDC is recommending annual chlamydia screening for all sexually active women under 25, and HPV vaccines for girls aged 11 to 12, followed by booster injections. John Douglas, the CDC's head of STD prevention, says screenings are underused because teenagers often do not think they are at risk. Analysts say some doctors are also reluctant to discuss screening with teenage patients because of confidentiality concerns, knowing parents would have to be told of the results. Story from BBC NEWS: http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7290088.stm you can buy chalmydia test kits now over the counter in the uk. yes, but you also have cameras mounted in public places that allow the police to see through your clothing. no thank you to the uk see through clothing??? check out todays news on yahoo, and fox news. Sad, sad, sad i know nothing about it, whats the purpose of this?? they say to ensure that people are not carrying weapons, or bombs strapped under there WTF !!!!