STD Numbers Escalating for Will County 14- to 24-Year-Olds
Condoms and other safe sex practices are more important than ever, local experts say.
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, teenage pregnancy remains a problem, but has been steadily declining for the past 10 years. The prevalence of STDs however, is on the rise. “We always state in our public presentations that abstinence is the true and only way to prevent getting an STD. However we do have to talk about the reality of it,” said Lyyti Dudczyk, program manager of STD/HIV Services at the Will County Health Department. Since February is National Condom Month, it seems like a good time to address the problem. Teens and young adults between the ages of 14 and 25 are the fastest growing group of people contracting STDs. In 2011, 15- to 24-year-olds accounted for 73 percent of all gonorrhea cases and 75 …
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Buford Pusser
8:48 pm on Sunday, February 10, 2013
Susan by giving young children free birth control it will allow more to spread their wings and thus more sex and more STD's. more ›