http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_92200.html
MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) — As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows.

“The high burden of STDs among teen girls reminds us that we can’t ignore this,” said study author Dr. Sami L. Gottlieb, from the division of sexually transmitted disease prevention at the U.S. Centers for Disease and Prevention…

The report is published online Nov. 23 and in the December print issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Related MedlinePlus Pages:

• Sexually Transmitted Diseases http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/sexuallytransmitteddiseases.html
• Teen Sexual Health http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teensexualhealth.html

[MedlinePlus Health News, Tuesday November 24, 2009]

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