Protect yourself and those you love.Here are the facts:
* Every year, there are approximately 15 million new cases of STDs
* More than 65 million people in the US are living with a chronic STD such as herpes or HPV.
* Two-thirds of all STDs occur in people 25 years of age or younger.
* One in four new STD infections occur in teenagers.
* At least one in four Americans will contract an STD at some point in their lives.
* At least 15 percent of all infertile American women are infertile because of tubal damage resulting from an untreated STD.
* Each year it costs more than $8 billion to diagnose and treat STDs and their complications.
From: http://www.ashastd.org/news/news_pressreleases_condom_day_2004.cfm
Take care of yourselves out there, and play fair!
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