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

Rates of syphilis infection have increased in the United States for the seventh year in a row, government researchers reported Wednesday. The increase in the cases is largely attributed by cases among gay and bisexual men.

According to a report by the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, too few gay men are getting recommended annual screenings for syphilis and other sexually transmitted diseases. The CDC recommends that gay and bisexual men be tested for syphilis and other STDs at least once a year

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

he global bid to stop the spread of the HIV virus, particularly to women, suffered another major blow. Results of the clinical trial of an anti-AIDS gel was released Monday in South Africa, where it was carried out, and it turned out to be a failure.

The tests, which lasted three years, were carried out on more than 1,300 women in South Africa, Benin, Uganda and India. Half the women were assigned the active ingredient, Carraguard, a gel-like substance derived from seaweed inserted vaginally. The other half received an inert material of the same look and texture. Laboratory results had shown that Carraguard, which was supposed to protect against HIV, did not work

Parents want doctors to discuss sex, drugs and diet with children.

On the top of a wish list that parents want health caregivers to talk over with children during routine checkups are diet and nutrition, and exercise and sports, according to a report released Monday by the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital