Here’s a report we found on the National Partnership for Women and Families website.
Half of female urban teens ages 14 through 17 contracted chlamydia, gonorrhea or trichomoniasis within two years of having sex for the first time, according to a new study published in the Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Reuters reports. Researchers followed 386 teen girls for up to eight years. Within one year of having sex for the first time, 25% had their first chlamydia infection (Brooks, Reuters, 12/7). Within six months of being diagnosed, 25% of participants with prior infections were reinfected, the study found.
Following previous posts, about the growing STI issue and the cuts in funding, let’s hope that funding is increased for prevention education and treatment.
