Anyone who has ever taken a sex ed class has heard about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), including the lowdown on how you can catch them, how to prevent them and how to treatment them. Information on STDs is important for […]
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You’re probably tired of hearing it, but the truth remains: abstinence is the only way to completely avoid the risk of pregnancy and/or STDs. Yes, there are ways to practice safer sex, and for those who choose to have sex, […]
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Birth control, cancer screenings, STD testing and, yes, abortion are vitally important health care services. Planned Parenthood makes sure millions of people—including many who are young and uninsured—receive these services. Planned Parenthood…
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True or false? Gardasil, the vaccine that protects people from certain strains of human papillomavirus (HPV), is only for females and is ineffective in males. False! While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that 11-and…
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Monadnock High School in New Hampshire banned safer-sex kits, which were made available to students by a group called AIDS Services during a World AIDS Day presentation this past December. Though the school had initially approved making the kits available…
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We had something else to be thankful for besides family, friends and turkey this year. Just in time for Thanksgiving, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that sex in the United States was noticeably […]
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Our cell phones can help us with everything from online banking to finding a restaurant in a new city. But when I heard about the latest task our mobile phones could be taking on, even I, an avid iPhone user, […]
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You’ve seen writing on a bathroom wall that says things, like “Jenny and Jesse together forever.” But how often do you see writing that gets you thinking about something serious, like a sexually transmitted disease (STD)? Well, a…
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