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October – May 2007: STDs/STIs

NEW! Abortion Access and Risky Sex Among Teens: Parental Involvement Laws and STDs/STIs New STD Infection Rates “4 times higher among those who used condoms during their last vaginal intercourse”: M. genitalium Surpasses Gonorrhea among Young Adults...

August-September 2005: Birth Control

  Condoms Fail the Safety Test, FDA Halts Imports (9/05) Ugandan Condom Promotion Fails to Reduce Risk, Study Shows (9/05)   Planned Parenthood Turns A Deal on Morning After Pill Sales   Condom Errors Increase Gonorrhea Risk Among Men (AJHB,7-8/05) Study...

AAP Releases Teen Pregnancy Policy (7/05)

The American Academy of Pediatrics, through its Committee on Adolescence led by Dr. Jonathan D. Klein, published a report, “Adolescent Pregnancy: Current Trends and Issues,” in the July 2005 issue of the organization’s journal, Pediatrics.  The report is a great...

February 2005: STDs

Resistant Gonorrhea on the Rise Rare Chlamydial STD Appearing in the USA   In Hawaii, the proportion of cases of gonorrhea that are resistant to Cipro increased nearly 7-fold 1997-2000 [medical journal Sexually Transmitted Diseases]: from less than 1.5% in 1996...