The Center for Disease Control took another look at the statistics from an earlier study of 838 teenage girls.  Here is what they found. Only about half of the girls in the study acknowledged having sex. Of course, many teens define having sex as intercourse. However, genital petting and oral sex can spread some diseases.

Among the girls acknowledged having sex 40% had a sexually transmitted disease. The STD rate among the 838 girls in the study was 26%. Applied nationally, this translates to more than 3 million girls.  18% of the girls tested carry the human papilloma virus or HPV. This virus can cause cervical cancer and can be a serious threat to a young woman’s desire to have a baby in the future.

There is no way of knowing how many of these teenage girls came from homes where their parents were able to talk to them about sex. Most parents know they should be the primary sex educators of their children, but because they grew up in homes where their parents did not talk to them about sex, they don’t know how.  This is a need my Parents First is designed to meet. Check it out at: www.teachthetruthaboutsex.com