US Pediatricians Recommend Routine HPV Vaccination For Boys

As part of a revised standard published this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics says boys should be routinely vaccinated against the human papillomavirus (HPV), a common virus that is spread through sexual contact.

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Human Papillomavirus Vaccine and Sexual Behavior Among Adolescent and Young Women

This study highlights disparities in HPV vaccine initiation by insurance status among girls/women aged 15-24 years and by race/ethnicity among women aged over 19 years. No association was found between HPV vaccination and risky sexual behavior.

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Policy Statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics: Adolescents and HIV Infection: The Pediatrician’s Role in Promoting Routine Testing

This policy statement reviews the epidemiologic data and recommends that routine screening be offered to all adolescents at least once by 16 to 18 years of age in health care settings when the prevalence of HIV in the patient population is more than 0.1%. In areas of lower community HIV prevalence, routine HIV testing is encouraged for all sexually active adolescents and those with other risk factors for HIV. This statement addresses many of the real and perceived barriers that pediatricians face in promoting routine HIV testing for their patients.

This article was taken from Pediatrics, 2011

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Association Between STDs and Self-Reported Abstinence

In this national study of young adults, findings indicate a discrepancy between positive STD status and self-reported sexual behavior. From a clinical standpoint, the discrepancies between STD positivity and self-reported sexual behavior observed suggest that routine STD screening may be beneficial and necessary to reduce STD morbidity among young adults.

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CDC: Teen Girls Have Highest STI Rate

More than 400,000 U.S. teen girls ages 15-19 were infected with the sexually transmitted diseases of chlamydia and gonorrhea in 2008, health officials say. The annual report on sexually transmitted diseases released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found more than 1.5 million cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea were reported last year. Left untreated, it is estimated that 10 percent to 20 percent of chlamydia or gonorrhea infections in women can result in pelvic inflammatory disease, which can lead to long-term complications, such as chronic pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancy (a potentially life-threatening form of pregnancy where implantation of the fertilized egg occurs outside the uterus), and infertility.
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View detailed region breakdowns:
Cases and Rates of Chlamydia in Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Cases and Rates of Gonorrhea in Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas
Cases and Rates of Syphilis in Selected Metropolitan Statistical Areas

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Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Female Adolescents Aged 14 to 19 in the United States

The authors studied the prevalence of HPV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and herpes. Prevalence of any of the 5 STIs was 24.1% among all and 37.7% among sexually experienced female adolescents. HPV was the most common STI among all female adolescents (prevalence: 18.3%), followed by C trachomatis infection (prevalence: 3.9%). Prevalence of any of the STIs was 25.6% among those whose age was the same or 1 year greater than their age at sexual initiation and 19.7% among those who reported only 1 lifetime sex partner.

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Sex Infections Still Growing in U.S., Says CDC

Latest statistics on chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis show the three highly treatable infections continue to spread in the United States. “Chlamydia and gonorrhea are stable at unacceptably high levels and syphilis is resurgent after almost being eliminated,” said John Douglas, director of the division of sexually transmitted diseases at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The U.S. has among the highest rates of STIs of any developed country in the world. The administration of President Barack Obama has signaled a willingness to move away from so-called abstinence-only sex education approaches promoted by his predecessor, George W. Bush, and conservative state and local governments.

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Sex Infections Found in Quarter of Teenage Girls

The first national study of four common sexually transmitted diseases among girls and young women has found that one in four are infected with at least one of the diseases.

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Risk of Female HPV Acquisition Associated with First Male Sex Partner

A study of 125 university students shows that nearly 1/3 of women who report having only one male sexual partner were infected with the human papillomavirus (HPV) within a year of starting the relationship.

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Half of Teens Don’t Discuss Contraception or STDs with Partners

Only half of teens report discussing contraception or sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) with a partner before having sex for the first time. A Child Trends fact sheet summarizes the study’s findings and includes tips for parents and programs to encourage teens to engage in safer sexual behavior. Teens who discuss these issues are more likely to use contraception, which can reduce their risk of unintended pregnancy and STDs.

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