Today Sexually Transmitted Infections affect more than half of the world’s population. In the United States‚ the two most common Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) are chlamydia and gonorrhea. These infections affect many people but teen and young adults are at a higher risk because they are more likely to have unprotected intercourse. Also‚ many are not aware of some of the dangers and risks of unprotected intercourse. Every day many people are at risk of contracting and spreading both Chlamydia
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its students on significant topics‚ a wide array of sex education courses advocate‚ if not force‚ abstinence. The coercion of abstinence in sex education has led to an increase of birth control purchases‚ teen pregnancies‚ abortions‚ and sexually transmitted diseases among teenagers. According to “Sex Negative‚” the federal government contributes 85 million dollars yearly to 25 states that require its educators to emphasize abstinence as the best method to avoid pregnancy and other health conflicts
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behavioural‚ and social well being. Sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS‚ gonorrhoea‚ etc. are transferred from one individual to another through sexual contact. It can also lead to unwanted pregnancies. Hence‚ it is necessary to create awareness among people‚ especially the youth‚ regarding various reproduction related aspects as the young individuals are the future of the country and they are most susceptible of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases. Creating awareness about the available
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and con’s to birth control? Parents may have talked to their teens about sex and be confident that there is no sexually relationship‚ although the parent may be worried about what could happen if the teen decides to have sex later in the relationship. Parents need to realize that teenagers may engage in sex‚ which would put their teens at risk for catching sexually transmitted diseases in which some may not be treatable. There are pro’s and con’s to birth control pills but there is other types of
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Luis Solano BIOL 451 Dr. Vance McCracken April 27‚ 2012 Neisseria gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhea‚ or Gonorrhea‚ is a sexually transmitted disease that is considered the second most dominant in the world. This disease has very interesting components that includes a location of where it likes to “live” in the human host‚ distinct symptoms‚ virulence factors that help defend against the host immune system‚ and how it can survive from host to host. All of these factors go into what is necessary to
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to see your doctor. This will mean that people can be checked earlier than leaving it for it to just get worse. Lung cancer is the most common cause of death ‘’it is known that smokers and ex-smokers have a particularly high risk of developing the disease: although most lung cancers are related to smoking‚ 10% of people with lung cancer have never smoked.’’ (http://lungcancercampaign.org/patient-information/). Which links to the smoking campaigns‚ in 2013 the department of health launches new anti-smoking
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sex all one thinks about is the feeling of right now not the consequences of later. Every day thousands of teenagers are putting themselves at risk for pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases‚ many sexually active teens will most likely have sex with or without a condom. Parents don’t want to believe their teen is sexually active or they assume their teen will listen to the talk about abstinence‚ but the statistics prove otherwise. Premature sexual activity among teenagers is becoming a serious
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discussions: What links‚ if any‚ exist between abortions‚ sexually transmitted infections‚ and domestic violence or abuse? Consider how these three topics are intertwined and influence one another. Does having certain sexually transmitted infections predispose some mothers to health complications during or after pregnancy? If so‚ can these complications contribute to the demand for abortion? Examine the relationship between sexually transmitted infections and abortion. What are the political‚ economic
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the media and it is resulting in children being intrigued at an earlier age than ever. Sex is a natural part of life but it can also result in problems. Three reasons why sex education should be taught in school are: teenage pregnancies‚ sexually transmitted diseases (STD)‚ and self-respect. The first reason why sex education should be taught in school is teenage pregnancy. According to the CDC‚ “ in 2009 ‚ a total of 409‚840 infants were born to 15-19 year olds‚ for a live birth rate of 39.1 per
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Chlamydia Chlamydia is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI)‚ which is caused by bacteria called Chlamydia Trachomatis. Chlamydia infection is very common among young adults and teenagers. Many people do not know that they have Chlamydia because although they are infected they may not have any symptoms. About 75% of infected women and half of infected men have no symptoms of Chlamydia. This disease can cause serious complications that cause irreversible damage such as
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