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11-24-2009, 02:44 PM
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Teen Girls Have Highest STD Rates
CDC: Teen girls have highest STD rate
Check out Victoria's post in the News forum. This is the kind of thing they need to know! Girls in their teens have more chlamydia than any other group, even though they don't have as much sex. 
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01-18-2010, 05:20 PM
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There are a variety of factors that put young females at an elevated risk for STDs and contribute to their high risk of infection. Adolescent males have a similar prevalence of STDs, but biological differences place females at greater risk for STDs than males.
The following link is a good article from the CDC about STD rates among teen girls: http://www.upi.com/Health_News/2009/...0441258388673/
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