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

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

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a ruling that mandates manufacturers of some contraceptive gels, films, foams, to carry a warning that the products do not protect against infection from HIV/AIDS or other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration requires the warning on OTC (over-the-counter) stand-alone vaginal contraceptive and spermicidal products containing the chemical ingredient nonoxynol 9 (N9), utilized in several stand-alone spermicides