Texas Teens Increased Sex After Abstinence Program
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Abstinence-only sex education programs,  a major plank in President Bush's education plan, have had no  impact on teenagers' behavior in his home state of Texas,  according to a new study.
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Figures from the HPA, released in its annual report yesterday, show that teenagers and young people are disproportionately affected by infections such as chlamydia, which can make women infertile, and gonorrhoea.
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SANTIAGO, Chile  - A move to give teenagers public   access to the morning-after contraceptive pill without parental   consent has polarized Chilean society, with many saying it's a   license for kids to have more sex.
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In New York City, there has been a sharp increase in new infections for men under 30 who have sex with men.
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Young women with low libido had good  sex more often after using a testosterone spray, Australian  researchers said on Thursday.
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Teen sex, it turns out, is an issue at least as old as the dinosaurs.
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Surveys show teen girls now equal or outpace teen boys in alcohol consumption, drug use, smoking.
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A US congressional staff analysis has determined many federally funded abstinence programs for teenagers offer false and misleading information.
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WASHINGTON   It&#39;s not just a cliche: Sex and drugs often do go together, says a survey of US teenagers.
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Some see easy access to emergency contraception as a way to drastically reduce teen pregnancy, already on the decline since the early 1990s. Others worry that its long-term effects on young women are unknown or argue that the drug, also known as the "morning after pill," encourages teens to have sex.
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We know many of our youth are having sex and will have sex in the future. To teach abstinence without including education on the need for a condom and how to use a condom will lead to more HIV and STD infections.
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WASHINGTON - Fewer teens are engaging in sexual activity than in the past, and those that do are more likely to use contraceptives, the government said Friday.
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NEW YORK  - A relatively new sexually transmitted infection has surpassed Neisseria gonorrhea in prevalence among young adults in the US, according to a new study.
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LONDON (Agence de Presse Medicale) - British teenagers will be able to get text messages about contraception and safe sex as part of a campaign to reduce the high number of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections, a charity announced.
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NEW YORK  - Nearly 30 percent of women in their late teens suffer recurrent infection with Chlamydia, a rate higher than previously recognized in this population, new research shows.
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The dramatic declines in  teenage pregnancy rates noted in the United States between 1995  and 2002 were largely due to improved contraceptive use, not to  abstinence, a new study shows.
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US teenagers are waiting longer to engage in sexual intercourse and an overwhelming majority of those who are sexually active report using contraception, according to a comprehensive, well-respected government survey.