by APFLI | Mar 11, 2004 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
LEADING CONTRIBUTORS TO DEATH & DISABILITY WORLDWIDE IN 1999 Findings: 1) "unsafe" sexual behavior is the 3rd greatest contributor to worldwide death & disability 2) HIV and other STDs were the 2nd and 18th leading causes of worldwide death and...
by APFLI | Mar 11, 2004 | STDs
YES, WHEN TWO PEOPLE HAVE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, they are having intercourse with everyone with whom they both have ever had intercourse, because many sexually transmitted diseases have no symptoms and are very difficult – if not impossible...
by APFLI | Feb 27, 2004 | STDs / STIs
1 SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES AMONG U.S. YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES 15 AND 24 — Of the estimated 18.9 million new STD cases in 2000, 9.1 million (48 percent) were among 15- to 24-year-olds. Year...
by APFLI | Feb 25, 2004 | STDs - Definitions / History / Statistics / Studies
1 of every 2 sexually active young people can expect to become infected by the age of 25. Young women are more at risk than young men because the infections can “silently” hide in the female reproductive tract, according to the study. [School of...
by APFLI | Feb 25, 2004 | STDs / STIs
1 YOUTH STD CASES SOAR — 1 of every 2 sexually active young people can expect to become infected by age 25. Young women are more at risk than young men because the infections can “silently”...