Also Try HIV and AIDS Prevention Papers Chlamydia (ASHASTD.org) Provides answers to frequently asked questions. 7-04 Chlamydia (NIAID) "Chlamydial ('kla-MID-ee-uhl') infection is a curable sexually transmitted infection (STI), which is caused by a bacterium called Chlamydia trachomatis. You can get genital chlamydial infection during oral, vaginal, or anal sexual contact with an infected partner. It can cause serious problems in men and women as well as in newborn babies of infected mothers."  "Chlamydial infection is one of the most widespread bacterial STIs in the United States. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that more than 4 million people are infected each year. Health economists estimate that chlamydial infections and the other problems they cause cost Americans more than $2 billion a year." Some visitors are looking for a disease or STD. 7-04 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) (ASHASTD.org) Provides answers to frequently asked questions. 7-04 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) (Healthopedia.com) Provides detailed information, listed by condition. 8-04 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) - Prevention Program (ABC News) "In a study of sexually active black and Hispanic teenage girls, researchers found that a 'skills-based' safer sex program offered at an adolescent health clinic helped cut the rate of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among girls who participated." 5-05 Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) and Seniors (Time.com) " 'It used to be that you encourage parents to talk to their kids," says Lee, "but now we're encouraging kids to talk to their parents — and grandparents.' " 07-08 Sexually Transmitted Diseases and the Pope (International Herald Tribune) "Now that the iron rule of Pope John Paul II over the Catholic Church has ended, a number of high-ranking church officials are starting publicly to question the Vatican's longstanding prohibition on condoms, in the hopes that it can be modulated under a new papacy." "The tears of grief and calls for sainthood for John Paul have left scant room for mention of his most controversial position: his absolute opposition to the use of condoms to prevent the transmission of HIV, a stance that doctors and health activists say has led to countless deaths and millions of AIDS orphans in Africa and Latin America." 4-05 Study: Circumcision Helps Prevent 2 STDs (Time.com) "Circumcision not only protects against HIV in heterosexual men, but it also helps prevent two other sexually transmitted infections, a large new study found. Circumcised males reduced their risk of infection with HPV, or human papillomavirus, by 35 percent and herpes by 28 percent. However, researchers found circumcision had no effect on the transmission of syphilis." "Landmark studies from three African countries including Uganda previously found circumcision lowered men's chance of catching the AIDS virus by up to 60 percent." 03-08 Study: In Developing Countries, HIV Seems Related to Education More than Promiscuity (MSNBC News) "In the first comprehensive global study of sexual behavior, British researchers found that people aren’t losing their virginity at ever younger ages, married people have the most sex, and there is no firm link between promiscuity and sexually transmitted diseases." 07-06

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