Week 9

This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released sexually transmitted infection statistics for 2008 - found here. The most common diseases, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea, are all preventable, yet an estimated 19 million new infections occur every year.  15 - 19 year olds have the most cases, and African American are also disproportionately affected. While these STDs are treatable, they can easily go undetected for years, putting individual at risk for chronic pelvic pain or infertility.  

Reuters provides an overview of the reports, and the St. Louis Post Dispatch analyzes the numbers on a local level.  Finally, check out comments from our CEO, Paula Gianino about the statistics here.

Protect yourself and your partner by staying healthy with regular STD testing to stop the spread of the diseases.

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Did you know...

Planned Parenthood offers vasectomy care? Since 1974, Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region has offered the option of vasectomy as a permanent method of voluntary sterilization performed by Board Certified Urologists. We offer pre-procedure counseling, both incision and no-scapel method, and post-procedure semen checks - all on a sliding-fee scale. The procedure is safe and nearly 100 percent effective option that also prevents the female partner from undergoing tubal sterilization, which is more complicated and costly.  RH Realtiy Check further reports on the birth control method here.  And, as always, you can contact one of our health centers for more information.

The slippery slope of abstinence only sex education in schools...  ;)

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