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July 11, 2008 – 9:06 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Innocent ‘Kissing’ Book Offers Date-Rape Tutorial
By Kristen Tsetsi - WeNews commentator
Editor’s Note: The following is a commentary. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily the views of Women’s Enews.
(WOMENSENEWS)–Almost 70 percent of all teens who had sex by age 14 have gone through one or more types of abuse in [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in Exploitive Behavior, My Opinion, Your Body/Your Self | Comments (0)

Researchers Examine Effect of Sex Education on Risk of Pregnancy, STIs Among Teens

April 28, 2008 – 1:43 pm
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

Summary of “Abstinence-Only and Comprehensive Sex Education and the Initiation of Sexual Activity and Teen Pregnancy,” Kohler et al., Journal of Adolescent Health, April 2008.
Pamela Kohler and Lisa Manhart of the University of Washington’s Center for AIDS and STD and William Lafferty of UW’s Department of Health Services examined the effect of formal sex education [...]

By H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik | Also posted in STD Infection | Comments (0)

Schools Need More ‘Frank Talk’ in Sex Education Courses To Curb STDs

April 3, 2008 – 10:21 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

A recent CDC study that found that about 25% of U.S. girls and young women ages 14 to 19 have at least one of four common sexually transmitted infections is “enough to make you wonder why schools don’t do a better job of sex education,” Washington Post columnist Courtland Milloy writes in an opinion piece.
Milloy [...]

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25% of U.S. Girls, Young Women Ages 14 to 19 Have Common STI

March 12, 2008 – 10:25 am
Posted by H. Sandra Chevalier-Batik

DAILY WOMEN’S HEALTH POLICY REPORT PUBLIC HEALTH & EDUCATION
About 25% of U.S. girls and young women ages 14 to 19 have at least one of four common sexually transmitted infections, according to a study released Tuesday by CDC during a conference in Chicago, the New York Times reports. According to the Times, the study was [...]

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