by APFLI | Aug 2, 2004 | STDs, STIs, HIV - Archive
In 1996 the number of Americans with a new STI/year was estimated to be about 12 million. This number was recently revised to 18.9 million in 2000,1 a significant increase. Adolescents and young adults are disproportionately affected. Nearly half (48%) of new STI...
by APFLI | May 6, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
Oral Sex and Teenagers Due to understandable sensitivities, there are fewer data available about how common the practice is among teenagers than adults, though anecdotes from educators and...
by APFLI | Apr 6, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
Americans Fail to Understand the Dangers of STDS — While 1 in 4 Americans will be infected with an STD – and up to half of younger adults will be – most of those surveyed believed they were not personally at risk. “The findings in our survey...
by APFLI | Mar 25, 2004 | Reasons for Abstinence
Oral sex has been linked to throat cancer in a new study by the New England Journal of Medicine [11May07]. Human papillomavirus (HPV), which can be transmitted during oral sex, is the main cause of oropharyngeal (throat) cancer, researchers found. The study is...
by APFLI | Mar 11, 2004 | STDs
Human Papilloma Virus (pap-ill-LOW-mah) Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) causes genital warts. It is the most common sexually transmitted virus in the United States (5.5 million cases per year) and is incurable. HPV is also highly contagious (the risk is 1 per 2...
