Sexually explicit information in the hands of 10-year-olds
A north Carolina mother says her daughter came home with a flyer explaining how a sexually transmitted disease is contracted. A new law in North Carolina requires public schools to help educate parents on human papillomavirus – or HPV. But 10-year-old Erica Cuellar got the flyer at her elementary school. She was one of about [...]
Genital Herpes: Stigma Still Strong
Genital herpes is common but it still carries a big social stigma, an online poll shows. The poll included 503 U.S. adults with genital herpes and about 1,400 other adults who said they didn’t have genital herpes. Participants answered questions about their relationships and views of genital herpes. They ranked genital herpes second for social [...]
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 [...]
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