1 in 4 Teen Girls Has an STD

Are you shocked?

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David
Co-Founder of DailyHealth.net

Hi David, that's frightening, or is that "a sign of the times"?

Johny

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The scary part for me is the parents who won't let their daughters have the hpv vaccine. It blows my mind.

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~~~~Becky

~ ~ ~ "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
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I wish we had more comparative information. It's hard to tell whether things are better researched and publicized or if anything is actually getting quantifiably worse.

Historically, every generation thinks that the next is going to hell in a hand basket. I once read a wonderful article quoting a writer from each of the last 20 centuries explaining about how morals are collapsing in the children.

There was another study that demonstrated that the amount of unmarried women getting pregnant has not increased over the last 50 years. They looked at birth certificates and saw that the difference in people born of wedlock 50 years ago and today could be explained by the number of babies who were born less than nine months after their parents married!

It will be interesting to see what a follow-up study finds in 20 years.

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David
Co-Founder of DailyHealth.net

Last summer, I caught a high school couple in my access drive way to my fields at about 2 in the morning. They were trying to make a baby or something. I tapped on the car window with my mag light and the were shocked and I told them to get off my property and the sheriff was on the way.

Children don't understand that they make have consequences to face from their actions, pregnancy, STDs, AIDS and "Shotgun Weddings."

But many of the people around here are in their 20s live together and have kids, don't know if it will last, but they do it, because their children may qualify for assistance.

Jerry

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Jerry, do you think kids are any worse now than they were 40 years ago? I've heard plenty of stories from my parents friends about sneaking off to the neighbors lawn at 2am...!

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David
Co-Founder of DailyHealth.net

I think the big difference between 40 years ago and today is that nobody these days can claim ignorance about the consequences of sex! Sex education in schools tells about pregnancy and STDs but from what I've heard tends to say that condoms are a cure all.

Sex education should say that there is NO 100% safe forms of contraception, a condom won't stop all sexually transmitted diseases, and it WILL happen to you!

Then the benefits (welfare) system (UK) should stop rewarding girls for being single mothers. They should not get a flat (apartment) and benefits. Much more sensible would be a hostel place where they get feed and clothed and taught about caring for their child, cooking, budgeting etc. There should be a creche so that when the girls have stopped breast feeding they can go out to work and earn the deposit for a home. The work of cooking, cleaning etc could be done by the residents. This would benefit the children of the single mothers and would discourage those who deliberately get pregnant for the flat/money.

I agree with you. A group home or small hostel environment would be way better. Not only would it be less of a reward, these kids shouldn't be left to their own devices anyway. They need to learn and get support and be in a safe place for themselves and their babies. Especially the babies!
And though I totally believe in birth control and disease prevention education, you're right about them needing to know that none of it is 100%! Condoms break. (I promise!)

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~~~~Becky

~ ~ ~ "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
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I went to high school in a small town in the 60s, yes we were sneaking off and having sex, lets see with condoms, withdrawal methods, diaphragms and what ever else we could do to prevent pregnancy. Plus most STDs then could be cured with antibiotics in that era.

No one was looking to get pregnant, they just want to have fun and express their love. We did not have 16 years olds putting their babies into day care while they went to school, or have a girl who could not tell who was the father who a 17 years who had two babies with two different guys.

Jerry

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LeAnn

Good points, LeAnn. Now I have to think about it. "Thanks a heap," she says sarcastically. LOL

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~~~~Becky

~ ~ ~ "And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."
~ ~ ~ Anais Ain