STD's

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Every year, there are at least 19 million new cases of STDs/STIs One in two sexually active persons will contact an STD/STI by age 25. All STD’s can be passed on even if no symptoms are present, through vaginal, oral or anal sex. Symptoms...
Symptoms include unusual discharge, pain while urinating In men, symptoms usually appear within 2-5 days (although they may be delayed as long as 30 days) In women, symptoms usually develop within 10 days if they develop at all A person with...
When hepatitis viruses damage liver cells, scar tissue is formed and those cells can no longer function. With fewer healthy liver cells, the body begins to show symptoms ranging from mild (such as fatigue) to more severe symptoms (such as mental...
4. Herpes
Symptoms include burning, tingling, itching, sores, splits, cuts, bumps, pimples, redness, blisters and pain in the genital area, as well as flu-like symptoms These symptoms may reappear weeks, months or years after the initial outbreak. Herpes...
It is impossible to know how long it will take for an HIV infection to develop into AIDS. HIV/AIDS has no symptoms. AIDS is characterized by a deficiency of the immune system, making otherwise harmless infections potentially lethal....
6. HPV
HPV is the most common STD in the US (http://www.pregnantteenhelp.org/articles63.html) Some types of HPV cause genital warts. Warts may appear within weeks or months after sexual contact with an infected person. Other types of HPV cause cervical...
Over 36,000 cases of syphilis were reported in the U.S. in 2006 Syphilis is passed from person to person through direct contact with a syphilis sore. Sores occur mainly on the external genitals, vagina, anus, and rectum, but may also occur on the...


Decisions!

 The only 100% effective way to avoid having a baby is to not have sex. Abstinence is the most effective method of birth control and many teens choose this option. For some, this means not having sex until they're married. 

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Good Choices

Did you know that teens who abstain from sex are less likely to be depressed and to attempt suicide; to experience STDs; to have children out-of-wedlock; much more likely to be depressed, commit suicide
and to live in poverty and welfare dependence as adults?

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A Difference

Halifax County Schools and Weldon City Schools are the recepients of a Community- Based Abstinence Education (CBAE) grant through the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children...

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