An overview of sexually transmitted infections among adolescents
Shafii, T.; Burstein, G.R.
Adolescent Medicine Clinics 15(2): 201-214
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 1547-3368 PMID: 15449841 DOI: 10.1016/j.admecli.2004.02.001Document Number: 264922
Half of all United States high school students are sexually experienced. Female adolescents bear the highest rates of many STIs. Many adolescents infected with STIs report no symptoms suggestive of their infections. Health care providers who see adolescents should be poised to implement effective STI control through risk assessment, disease screening, and CDC-recommended treatment and prevention counseling.
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