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What Is The Most Common Std Among Teenagers?
What is the Definition of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)?
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are transmitted sexually by someone who is infected. These infections are usually passed by intercourse, but can also be passed through other types of sex, such as oral sex.
STDs can be caused by viruses or bacteria. If you have ever had sex, you may be at risk for having an STD. You are at higher risk if you have had many sex partners, have had sex with someone who has had many partners, or...
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Signs of Depression in Teenagers
As many as one in 10 children between the ages of five to 16 has some form of mental disorder. Of these, around five per cent experience an... Read more »
Weighing In: What Should My Teenager Eat?
Question: I am worried that my teenage daughter is not eating a healthy diet, what should she be eating? Heather: I know it's not easy to... Read more »
Overweight Teenagers Increasingly Diabetic, Remain At-Risk for Heart...
Attention, teenagers! If you’re overweight or obese, you’re putting your health at risk, according to a new study published in... Read more »
Dangers of Hyperglycemia and Diabetic Teenage Drivers
This week I have seen so many teens aged 15 years and 9 months. Why is this age so important? In states such as Maryland, 15 and 9/12 is... Read more »
April is STD Awareness Month: What do you know about Gonorrhea?
I am not sure how many people know that April is STD awareness month. Sexually Transmitted Diseases used to be called Venereal Disease... Read more »
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Common vaginal infection is a STD: study
Results from a new study have added to the evidence that the common vaginal infection bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a sexually transmitted disease.... Read more »
Common STD may boost prostate cancer risk
A common sexually transmitted disease called trichomoniasis may increase the risk of advanced prostate cancer. The STD is the most common non-viral... Read more »
1 in 4 teenage girls have STDs
Experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that one in every four teen girls has a sexually transmitted disease (STD).... Read more »
STD Tests: Which Ones Do You Need?
When it comes to STD tests, a lot of teens want them all. “Test me for everything,” they say -- but that’s not really practical. The reason is... Read more »
STDs Common in Teen Girls Who Live in Cities
According to a new study, about half of teenage girls who live in U.S. cities contract one of three common sexually transmitted diseases within two... Read more »
Is Your Teenager Depressed? Signs of Depression in Teens
ADHD Medications Can Mimic Depression Medications for ADHD sometimes mimic the symptoms of depression and sometimes exacerbate symptoms of depression (and bipolar disorder ). This can make it hard to distinguish which symptoms are caused by...
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