A new study confirms earlier findings that human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA-based test are more accurate than Pap smears in finding precancerous tumors.

HPV test was known to detect more precancerous lesions than Pap smears (cytology) but it was not clear whether HPV test would lead to patient's treatment whose immune system would resist infections

A study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 25 percent of the country's teenage girls, or almost 1 of 4 young girls, may have sexually transmitted diseases.

Girls aged 14 to 19 who are sexually active may have human papillomavirus (HPV), which is the leading cause of cervical cancer among women later in their lives. Other diseases are Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, and herpes simplex virus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a study Tuesday showing that one in every four adolescent girls in United States, aged between 14 and 19 years, has been infected with sexually transmitted disease (STD).

The authors of the study said that there were at least 3.2 million teenage girls between aged 14 and 19 currently infected with common STDs

One in four American teenage girls has at least one common sexually transmitted disease (STD), the new study said Tuesday. It is the first study carried out by the U.S. Center's for Disease Control (CDC) that examines the combined national prevalence of common STDs among adolescent women in the United States.

CDC says that at least 3.2 million teens aged 14 to 19 are currently infected. This accounts for 26 percent of the total girls that have human papilloma virus, chlamydia, genital herpes or trichomoniasis

Daily stress can reduce a woman's ability to fight off a common sexually transmitted disease such as cervical cancer. No such association is seen, however, between past major life events, such as divorce or job loss, and the body's response to the infection.

Human papillomavirus (HPV) is spread during sexual intercourse. The most common subtype of the virus is HPV16. Infection with HPV16 and other HPV subtypes can cause cervical cancer. However, only a small percentage of women who catch it develop cancer