STDs

Finally Friday - Where Does California Rank on the STD Barometer?

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Isn't it awesome to see California didn't rank in the top ten states for gonorrea or chlamydia? Looks like we are doing a pretty good job at keeping ourselves protected. Thanks, CAP! 

GYT this Valentine’s Day and Enter to Win Great Prizes from MTV!

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This Valentine’s Day, do something that could really help yourself and the ones you love. Get yourself talking—with your friends, boyfriend/girlfriend or health care provider—about STDs and the importance of getting tested using tips and examples from the new interactive GYT Party video!

Protect yourself from STDs--Part 3 of 3

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I talked to two sexual health experts about the high rates of STDs among young people and the importance of getting tested.

Protect yourself from STDs--Part 2 of 3

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I talked to two sexual health experts about the high rates of STDs among young people and the importance of getting tested.

Protect yourself from STDs--Part 1 of 3

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I talked to two sexual health experts about the high rates of STDs among young people and the importance of getting tested.

What you need to know about sexual health--Part 1 of 7

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An interview with Dr. Mark Schuster, the author of Everything You Never Wanted Your Kids To Know About Sex (But Were Afraid They’d Ask)

By Valentina Cardenas, 17, Ramona Convent (Alhambra)

Say It With a Card...

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There are over 5150 types of Hallmark cards, one for just about every occasion. But there’s a category that has been around for awhile that isn’t quite as common: STD cards.

Catch VD: The CW provokes us into... watching?

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Caught VD? The new CW show – Vampire Diaries has a clever new ad campaign. VD is also “venereal disease” or a super old-fashioned way of saying Sexually Transmitted Infection. It’s provocative, suggesting a hint of danger and a big dose of sex... but did they really think it through?  Take a bunch of raging hormones, add some sex and violence, and then suggest that STI’s are somehow sexy? Of course, that would be the case if anyone used the term venereal disease anymore.

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