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1 in 4 Teen Girls Has Sexual Disease
From the AP:
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 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.
About half of the girls acknowledged ever having sex; among them, 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.
What this really means is that parents need to quit kidding themselves about their kids. I don’t care how many “promise rings” you buy or what kind of promises of saving themselves for marriage are made, most likely your kids are having sex.
Encouraging abstinence is obviously a good thing, but acknowledging reality is also important. Parents need to quit being shy about discussing these issues openly. Teens should be taught about the importance of condom use and how sexually transmitted diseases are spread.
I understand that some parents are uncomfortable with their child’s school teaching them about sexual issues, but if that’s the case it’s extremely important that parents discuss these issues at home.
-Chris JonesÂ
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