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Hormonal Contraception May Increase
Susceptibility to HIV-1 Infection.
Studies have shown possible ways in which hormonal contraception
could influence a woman’s susceptibility to HIV. Hormonal
contraceptives may also put women at risk for bone density loss,
cervical cancer, and chlamydia. (2011)
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HPV increases the risk of getting skin cancer.
Researchers
have found that people with several strains of HPV (human
papillomaviruses) are more than 1.5 times as likely to develop
certain skin cancers compared to those who do not have any strains
of HPV. The more strains of HPV that a person has, the higher their
risk is for getting skin cancer.(2010)
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Young Girls (ages 14-17) Living in Inner
Cities Can Become infected with an STD Within Two Years After Their
First Sexual Encounter.
Sexually
Transmitted Infection (STI) screening should start within a year
after first intercourse in urban adolescent women since a large
number of these women get their first STI within that first year or
two. (2009)
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New Estimations Raise HIV/AIDS Estimates to 1.1
Million
Better
counting has led scientists to believe that the 39,400 new incidents
of HIV/AIDS
estimated in 2006 are actually closer to 56,000 new infections
and
the total number of Americans infected with the AIDS virus is nearly
1.1 million. (2008)
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1 in 4 Teenage Girls Has an STD
A CDC study estimated that 1 in 4 (26%) young
women between the ages of 14-19 years old in the United States are
infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted
diseases. (2008)
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Asian and Pacific Islander Women Vulnerable to STDs
Asian and Pacific Islander young adults in
U.S. are more likely to contract STDs if they are women, have
multiple sex partners, or believed an STD diagnosis was
inconsequential. (2007)
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Number of Sex
Partners Linked to Throat Cancers
Oral HPV infection acquired through sexual
contact is strongly associated with developing throat cancer.
(2007)
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Young Adults under the Age of 25
Continue to be at Risk for HIV/AIDS
AIDS diagnoses are rising with 40,000 new
cases of HIV diagnosed annually. A quarter of those infected with
HIV don’t know it. (2007)
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Chlamydia and
Gonorrhea Rates Dramatically Increasing in the United States
More than one million new cases of Chlamydia,
and over 350,000 new cases of gonorrhea, were reported in the United
States in 2006. (2007)
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An Increase in Sexual Partners Increases the Chances of
Contracting HPV
A woman’s chances of contracting HPV are directly affected by the
amount of sexual partners she has. (2007)
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Circumcision May Reduce Risk of HIV Infection for Some, But Not For
Americans
Circumcision reportedly reduces the risk of
HIV infection by half for adult males in Kenya and Uganda. The
findings, which only apply to heterosexual transmission of HIV from
women to men, will have less impact in the United States.
(2006)
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Every Year, Roughly Nine
Million New STD's Occur Among Teens and Young Adults in the U.S.
By their 18th birthday, six in 10 teenage girls and more than five
in 10 teenage boys have had sexual intercourse.
(2006)
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STDs Transmitted Through Oral Sex
A
large number of teens and some adults may be engaging in oral sex to
prevent pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. However, a
report from the National Center for Health Statistics (a division of
the CDC) cited evidence that HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, chancroid,
and syphilis can all be transmitted through oral sex. (2005)
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74% of New
Chlamydial Infections in 2000 Occurred Among 15-24-Year-Olds
In
2000, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) received
702,093 reports of chlamydial infection. Of reported cases that
included the age of the infected individual, 74% occurred in persons
aged 15-24. (2004)
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Ignorance is Bliss Yet Dangerous
Many people do not take the necessary precautions to avoid
contracting an STD because they feel they’re not at risk. However,
in 2000 there were more than 18.9 million new STD infections
diagnosed. A recent survey showed that 93% of people said they
believed their current or most recent partner didn’t have an STD,
yet about 1 out of 3 people have never discussed STDs with their
partner. (April 6, 2004)
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Women Twice as Likely to be Infected with HPV
in Summer
Study conducted in Holland over a 16 year period found that women
are about twice as likely to be infected with HPV during the summer
months. Over the entire span of the study, evidence of infection was
about twice as frequent from May through August. (March 27-31,
2004)
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Half of New STD Cases From Teens and Young Adults
Nearly half of new STD cases are among people ages 15-24, even
though these youth make up only a quarter of the sexually active
population. Half of new HIV infections occur among youth ages 15-24.
One out of two youth will acquire an STD before the age of 25. (February 2004)
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50-75% of Sexually Active Adults Have
Incurable HPV
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the most prevalent of all viral
sexually transmitted infections. Recent estimates indicate that
50-75% of sexually active adults are HPV positive. Because HPV is a
viral infection, there is no curative treatment available.
(January 22, 2004)
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Legalized Abortions Led to an Increase in STD Cases
Legalized abortion may account for as much as
one-third of the average disease incidence (specifically with an
increase on gonorrhea and syphilis). (2002)
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Cervical Cancer
Risk Tied to Early First Intercourse, Male Partner’s Sexual Activity
A study of Thai women found that
cervical cancers associated with HPV types 16 and 18 correlated to
early first intercourse. While most women in the study were
monogamous, their husbands frequented prostitutes. HPV was a common
precursor to the onset of cervical carcinoma.
(2001)
