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CDC cites abstinence as “the surest way to avoid STDs”

The CDC, or the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, issued a report regarding the “national surveillance data for 2016 on the three notifiable diseases for which there are federally funded control programs: chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis.” In this report, all the diseases being monitored by this government agency saw rates rising within the United States. The following are a few facts regarding chlamydia that can be derived from the report, and the link to the full report can be found below:

In 2016, a total of 1,598,354 cases of Chlamydia trachomatis infection were reported to the CDC, making it the most common notifiable […]

5 Things Teens Do Not Know About Sexting But Should

To many of teens, sending sexually explicit content is viewed as a normal way to interact with their peers. They do not see anything wrong with it, especially if they believe that “everyone is doing it.” Meanwhile, other teens engage in sexting because they see it as a joke or because they feel pressured to do so.

In fact, research shows that as many as half of all teens engage in sexting prior to age 18.
But many teens do not realize that sexting has serious consequences. Here are five major dangers of sexting. Be sure your teen is aware of the […]