Social issues linked to rise in STDs

[varun]

Did anyone see the movie "Kinsey"? We are going back to the pre-Kinsey days...


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7268133/

...Recent reports show that nearly one-fourth of all STD infections occur among teenagers, with female teens having the highest rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea. And while the diagnoses rates for gonorrhea and syphilis have remained steady, chlamydia infections have nearly tripled since 1990...

[Warpy]

1. I wonder how much of this increase is since 2000

because that would tell us whether the asinine abstinence teaching is the cause. Counting from 1990 will allow them to blame Clinton (and they will).

We need to tell kids how to protect themselves, not sell pie in the sky fake Christian asexuality parading as morality. Their way hasn't worked at any time in the past 2000 years, and it's not about to work now.

[mistertrickster]

2. It's what the Bible-thumpers want--"sex = disease and misery."

Fortunately, chlamydia is fairly easily treated as STD's go, but still, anyone involved in sex outside a long term, monogamous relationship should be using condoms.

[donsu]

3. I thought it could cause infertility?

nt

[rexcat]

4. If not treated the tubes get scared from the

infection. Also at issue for the women is pelvic inflammatory disease which can be very serious and at times life-threatening.

[mistertrickster]

9. Right, when it's untreated, but I think it can be treated.

I'm not an M.D. heh.

[Bridget Burke]

5. The movie "Kinsey" was targeted....

Concerned Women for America was founded by Beverly (Mrs. "Left Behind") LaHaye to fight the Equal Rights Amendment. Her website is a great source for Dominionist talking points.

www.cwfa.org/kinsey.asp

Read about RSVPAmerica (Restoring Social Virtue and Purity to America). So what if ignorance causes STD's & unwanted pregnancies!

[iamjoy]

7. What About Phyllis Schlafley

(she of Eagle Forum) who once said something like it was good for young girls to be deterred from sexual activity because they were afraid of infertility or problems with a baby born ten years later?

[Vogon_Glory]

6. Fundies Also Against HPVP Immunization

The Holy Joes and Praying Susans are also against the development and distribution of the HPVP immunization currently being developed. The Religious Right thinks that such an immunization will promote "promiskitty," and never mind that such a vaccine could very well reduce the number of future cases of cervical cancer.

I am getting to the point where I think that bright, garish BIO-HAZARD signs ought to be posted everywhere the Far Right chooses to hold their rallies and meetings.

[sharonking21]

8. Keep in mind

that it is only about since 1990 that public health has been pushing and funding tests for chlamydia at STD clinics. So part of the rise is likely to be due to new opportunities for testing and methods of testing which now include a combo test for gonorrhea and chlamydia.

(Former HIV/STD epidemiologist)

However, you do need to keep an eye on the fundies and the far-right Republicans. They try to minimize HIV/STD, sweep it under the rug, not fund it, make prevention abstinence only, etc).