It was reported last week by the U.S. Centers for Disease Controla nd Prevention that one in four teenage girls has an STD. More revelations are coming out now, as it seems that many teenage girls do not have all of the facts about sex and STDs to help them make the right choices.
The results of the CDC report stated that just over one in four teenage girls has an STD, with around 50% of black girls having an STD, and 20% of Mexical-American girls, as well as white girls.
It is clear that now more than ever, teenage girls are having sex. Many have reported and noted concern of the overly-sexual world that we now live in today.
It seems that many of the problems are due to a lack of knowledge though on the parts of the teenage girls, and boys.
Many teenage girls and boys has false knowledge on practices regarding sex, as many believe that things such as a plastic bag can help prevent an STD, when in reality it is simply not the case.
The most common STD was HPV, with chlamydia, gonorrhea, and o thers included.
One very notable way that people are beginning to preach in terms of trying to teach teenage girls, is to give them more power.
It has been virtually proven that abstinence programs in schools simply do not work. This is why it may be up to the schools to educate teenage boys and girls in different ways, such as being more open with them, and accepting that sexual intercourse is going to happen. An abstinence-only program will not work if you already have the majority breaking the rules before they are even taught them.
If they have the ability to have the power of true knowledge though, about the facts, what works, what does not work, and what girls should do to truly say no and stay powerful, then the numbers could decline.
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