Teen STD & STI warning signs, prevention, medications & treatment. Includes teen STD statistics as well as facts and info on teenagers with STDs.
“CDC Fact Sheet: Information for Teens and Young Adults: Staying Healthy and Preventing STDs.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/std/life-stages-populations/stdfact-teens.htm “Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).” World Health Organization. https://www.who....
sexual diseases are the most commonly reported type of infection in America. Though more common in teens and young adults, anyone who is sexually active is potentially at risk. The risk is raised by having multiple sex partners. The incidence of some sexually transmitted...
Not having the facts about sex can lead to the spread of sexually transmitted diseases -- or STDs -- among teens. More than 46 percent of teens admitted to having sex, according to a 2013 survey by the U.S Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
While many STDs are curable, some are not. According to surveys, physicians state that less than one-third of their patients are screened for an STD every year. With one out of four teens contracting an STD every year, it’s an epidemic that often goes unmentioned in the world. Even mor...
But most people don't use protection for oral sex. That's common wisdom, and it's also shown by large-scale surveys of sexually active teens and adults. That's probably because many people don't know that STDs can be spread orally. Or if they do, they don't see the health risks ...
Gonorrhea is often called “the drip” or “the clap” and is especially common in young people in their teens and twenties. It is caused by the bacteriumNeisseria gonorrhoeae, which infects the mucous membranes of the reproductive system including the cervix, fallopian tubes, uterus in women,...
She starts dropping facts. And she's right, despite how high the stats are, we still act like they happen to other people— but one in two people under the age of 26 will contract an STI, that's half of people, guys. You know people it's happened to. And Even More....
There is a clear association between low SES and the risk of getting an STI. This is especially true among adolescents, teens, and young adults who are more sexually active. A 2013 study published inSexually Transmitted Diseasesevaluated the risk of STIs (specificallychlamydia,gonorrhea, andtricho...