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CDC: At Least 1 in 4 Teenage Girls Has Sexually Transmitted Disease

Tuesday , March 11, 2008

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 girlsnearly 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.

Among girls who admitted ever having sex, 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 they likely reflect current prevalence rates.

"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."

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.

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

Four common diseases were examined — 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.

HPV can cause genital warts but often has no symptoms. A vaccine targeting several HPV strains recently became available. 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.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,336749,00.html

-VG
 
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ok, i can see your stupid.

you aint read did you.

it aint just "h-town"

its the whole damn country

nigga if you even had the chance to fuck 4 girls, you prolly got somethin.:lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:


strap up h-town, wtf....


man u really are a tard! i know its the whole country shit neck im just telling my kinfolk in the H where i stay to strap up. some folks cant see out the box so kick rocks my friend
 
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.

Problem solved? :dunno:

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militant bait... lol
 
Don't believe it. Do you think half of the "Black" teen females in the US have ever seen a gynecologist? With white teen and college girls flying overseas for sex and parties and getting murdered. Who do you think is more sexually active and those white girls whose parents can afford to send them to college and spring breaks in other counties are getting top notch medical care. Stay tuned on this one. Sounds like the right wings influence in government studies. Remember the right forced schools to teach abstinence, yet teen STDs have risen.
 
man u really are a tard! i know its the whole country shit neck im just telling my kinfolk in the H where i stay to strap up. some folks cant see out the box so kick rocks my friend


:eek::lol::lol::lol:....Classic clean up:smh::hmm:

You know ya ass live in OHIO:D
 
See this is why i know this is some conspiracy bullshit. How the fuck teenage mexicans get pregnant all day long, so they are fuckin without condoms, but yet black teens have higher cases of stds.:confused::smh::(:angry:
 
Don't believe it. Do you think half of the "Black" teen females in the US have ever seen a gynecologist? With white teen and college girls flying overseas for sex and parties and getting murdered. Who do you think is more sexually active and those white girls whose parents can afford to send them to college and spring breaks in other counties are getting top notch medical care. Stay tuned on this one. Sounds like the right wings influence in government studies. Remember the right forced schools to teach abstinence, yet teen STDs have risen.

Speak on it. These negative studies on black folk are made to have us perceived as animals while lining the pockets of "think" tanks to talk bad about us instead of helping us.
 
i see what you sayin.

but i actually meant what i typed.

i could see his stupid seeping through in his post.


i could have typed you're, but i typed your to express his ownership of the stupidity.


basically, i fucked up and im tryna cover it up :lol:

Yeah, I saw that bruh but had second thoughts about bringing attention to it. Didn't want to steal the thunda from your point cause that caught me the fuck off guard. lol.

Anyway, I assumed EVERYBODY knew that Houston expression was just a lead in to the story.

-VG
 
Speak on it. These negative studies on black folk are made to have us perceived as animals while lining the pockets of "think" tanks to talk bad about us instead of helping us.

So you have proof to refute this study? Lets see it please.

-VG
 
So you have proof to refute this study? Lets see it please.

-VG

Do you have proof to PROVE this study?

Better yet, have you done your OWN study?

So 7 out of 10 black women you meet have a kid out of wedlock?

3 out of 10 sistas that you know have had multiple abortions?

What is their socioeconomic status? Are they all poor.....middle class........affluent?

That does have an effect, you know.

Anything negative news on black folk is taken as gospel.

No wonder Cosby can rattle unchecked bullshit and be considered a genius.:smh:
 
this is why marriage makes sense when you find a good woman or man. fuck what "else" is out there, stick with what you got if you got a good one.
 
My only issue with studies like this is that you can go to any given place with 4 black girls and just because a study says 1 of them is likely to have had an STD doesn't really make it true. They only do small group studies and then apply that shit to the whole damn population.
 
Do you have proof to PROVE this study?

Better yet, have you done your OWN study?

So 7 out of 10 black women you meet have a kid out of wedlock?

3 out of 10 sistas that you know have had multiple abortions?

What is their socioeconomic status? Are they all poor.....middle class........affluent?

That does have an effect, you know.

Anything negative news on black folk is taken as gospel.

No wonder Cosby can rattle unchecked bullshit and be considered a genius.:smh:

WTF?? I put up this story. I asked you to put up an opposing story since you stated unequivocally that this story is bogus. I figured you had something other than your fat mouth to dispute this one. That was it. I even said please.

I didn't ask you to provide some study YOU developed yourself. I understand the point that whites make us look like cattle but if you got something to refute this story, I think the board would be interested in reading it and making a decision. If you don't then shut your mad ass the fuck up. This is a serious story about a serious matter. Quit trying to make it about petty shit.

-VG
 
Do you have proof to PROVE this study?

Better yet, have you done your OWN study?

So 7 out of 10 black women you meet have a kid out of wedlock?

3 out of 10 sistas that you know have had multiple abortions?

What is their socioeconomic status? Are they all poor.....middle class........affluent?

That does have an effect, you know.

Anything negative news on black folk is taken as gospel.

No wonder Cosby can rattle unchecked bullshit and be considered a genius.:smh:

cosign....

u can make numbers say anything u want. now, i am not saying that there is not a prob. with std's in the black community, but that they should consider other factors, like socioeconomic background info. its more likely that teens from similar backgrounds will have more in common and likely share some of the same life experiences when it comes to sex. all i am saying is that there is more to it than just white/black/mexican.
 
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