A CDC study released in March 2008 estimates that one in four (26 percent) young women between the ages of 14 and 19 in the United States – or 3.2 million teenage girls – is infected with at least one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases (human papillomavirus (HPV), chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, and trichomoniasis).
Even though most of the young women had either received information/services on STDs or contraception, the recommendation was for more counseling, testing and treatment. No mention of the obvious—chastity and celibacy to save their lives or fertility.
So I moved ahead to the 2012 study presented at the same conference. For some odd reason, the researchers were encouraged that there was more testing among African American women, those who had multiple sex partners, and those who received public insurance or were uninsured. But all that showed them was there is a problem. I’m not sure why annual screenings are recommended as a solution when the retesting rates remain low.
http://www.cdc.gov/nchhstp/Newsroom/stdconference2012pressrelease.html
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