On This Page: What is an STD? | Common STDs | Symptoms | Risk Factors | Are STDs Curable? | Prevention | TestingWhat are STDs?STD stands for sexually transmitted disease. STDs are infections that are most often spread through vaginal, anal, and/or oral sex, but they can also be ...
Genital HPV is a common virus that is passed on through genital contact, most often during sex. Most sexually active people will get HPV at some time in their lives, though most will never even know it. It is most common in people in their late teens and early 20s. There are about 40...
Hutchinson now is also working on state legislation,Senate Bill 320, which would require public college campuses with student health centers tooffer medication abortion. Though the bill, introduced by Sen. Connie M. Leyva (D-Chino), won’t help young teens who need access to reproductive health...
For both adolescents and premenopausal women, heavy bleeding that requires changing a pad or tampon more than every 2-3 hours, or periods that go on past 7 days can mean something is wrong. For many women and teens this can be regulated through birth control, but you should visit your ob...
menstrual cycle are often temporary, and usually resolve when monthly menses begin over the next few months to years. Adolescents and teens with very heavy menses, or whose cycles do not become lighter on their own, may need to be evaluated for bleeding disorders, such asvon Willebrand disease...
STDs R1 R2 R1: Condoms covered in grade 8 (6.4 – p 87-89) Birth control discussed in grade 8 activity 6.3 p 80, Selected methods Information on local resources for testing and medical care for STDs R1 R2 R1: Generic – p 129 (grade 8) Rates and effects of infection among pre-teen...
Regular use of social media is common, with up to 93% of teenagers reporting they use it on a consistent basis and as much as just over 80% reporting daily use [38,39]. A near constant use of social media is reported by 35% of teens and 54% report using social networking sites mul...