Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. - Jeremiah 1:5

STD Statistics

Pediatrician Meg Meeker in her video entitled, The Hidden Epidemic - The Rules Have Changed presents medical information from her own medical experience and also refers to documented information from the National Institutes of Health and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention about treating patients with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Dr. Meeker is also the author of Epidemic: "Raising Great Teens in a Toxic Sexual Culture, and has made personal appearances on such shows as 20/20.

Sexually transmitted diseases among teens are growing to epidemic proportions. Below are statistics cited by Dr. Meeker in her video, The Hidden Epidemic - The Rules Have Changed:

  • In 1960, doctors battled two commonly-known sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Today, more than 30 viruses exist.
  • Twenty-five percent (25%) of sexually active teenagers have an STD.
  • One in five Americans over the age of 12 has genital herpes - a 500% increase since 1976.
  • New studies show that teenage girls have a 46% chance of contracting HPV (Human Papiloma Virus) at their first sexual encounter - a disease that is directly connected to 99.7% of cervical cancers.
  • HPV kills 5,000 women each year.
  • This year 5 million Americans will contract an STD - and 85% of them do not show symptoms.

    • OTHER INFORMATION AND RESOURCES:

    For a copy of Dr. Meeker's video (available in DVD and VHS formats), call 636-386-1789.

    Division of STD Prevention (DSTDP)
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
    www.cdc.gov/std

    ASHA - National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Resource Center
    www.ashatd.org.hpvccrc.index.html

    Personal health inquiries and information about STDs:
    CDC National STD and AIDS Hotlines
    (800) 227-8922 or (800) 342-2437
    En Espanol (800) 344-7432
    TTY for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (800) 243-7889

    National HPV and Cervical Cancer Prevention Hotline
    (919) 361-4848

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines 2002 available in Web browsable and printable versions.

    Posting Date: February 2005

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