Sexually Transmitted Diseases STDs

Delaware Valley to re-examin sex-ed plan (The Scranton Times-Tribune)

6 Jul 2008

The Delaware Valley School District will soon start re-examining its sex-education plan, after mailing a letter to parents about 300 students being diagnosed with sexually transmitted diseases.

Selective avoidance does not reduce STD risk (Pretoria News)

5 Jul 2008

A new study suggests that many African- American girls try to lower their risk of sexually transmitted diseases by being selective about their sex partners - but the strategy does not seem to work.

Birth defect is linked to STDs and infection (Deseret Morning News)

4 Jul 2008

Young women who have both a sexually transmitted disease and a urinary tract infection just before or early in their pregnancy are four times more likely to have a baby born with intestines and other organs outside the abdomen, according to a study by University of Utah researchers.