Most in survey oppose mandatory HPV vaccinations
Most people are against requiring schoolgirls to be vaccinated against a sexually transmitted disease that causes cervical cancer, according to a national survey conducted by a university in Pennsylvania. The vaccine, Gardasil, protects against the human papillomavirus, known as HPV. It was approved by the federal government in 2006. At least 41 states have introduced [...]
Sexually abused children carrying STDs
Doctors are dealing with an horrific side affect of abuse – more children with sexually transmitted diseases. Instances of chlamydia, gonorrhoea, pelvic inflammatory disease and genital warts are all increasing and doctors blame child abuse. The children have contracted diseases as a result of sexual abuse, often at the hands of relations or care givers. [...]
Woman sues ex-partner for contracting herpes
Cheryl-Ann Pollock said she believed her boyfriend when he told her that the sexually transmitted disease he had was in remission and could not be spread. It was not until a few weeks after he ditched her for his ex-girlfriend that she decided to ask her doctor about it, just to be sure. Her doctor [...]
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