1) 30-50% of all sexually active teens are already infected with at least one STD.  (Center For Disease Control, 2007)

2) 19 Million new cases of STDs are reported every year.  About 25% of them are among 13-19 year olds. (CDC, 2007)

3) A person who begins sexual activity in their teens, will have an average of FIFTEEN partners before they get married. (Medical Institute for Sexual Health, 1998)

4) 80% of the time STDs have no symptoms. (Alan Guttmacher Institute, CDC)

5) There is no conclusive evidence that condoms are effective at reducing transmission of the 3 most common STDs: HPV, Gential Herpes, Chlamydia.  (National Institue for Health, 2001)

6) About 70% of sexually active 9th graders report using condoms. However (and it's been consistent since 1999), the number of high school seniors using condoms drops down to just over 50% and the percentage drops even more among college students.  (Youth Behavior Risk Survey 1999-2005)

7) AIDS researchers found that 40% of HIV+ patients had not told their sexual partners.
(World Health Organization 2004)

8) 1 in 6 girls gets pregnant before she graduates from high school. (CDC, June 2005. Note: 2006 marked an small increase in the number of teen pregnancies for the FIRST time in 14 years.)

9) 43% of the women in the US will have an abortion in their lifetime. (US News & World report 1998)

10) Induced abortions increase the risk of breast cancer by an average of 30%.  (The ABC Link, Joel Brind, PhD. 1997, 2000)


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