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May 22nd, 2008 • Contributed by Frances Irwin
Posted in: STIs

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May is Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month. Every year about this time, we take a moment to talk about pregnancy as a consequence of unprotected or underprotected sexual activity. In “The Silent Epidemic”, Lisa Kaiser of The Shepherd Express takes a look at the prevelence of sexually transmitted infection (STI) rates among teens in the Milwaukee area. Ms. Kaiser rightly points out in her article that while many were shocked when it came out that 1 in 4 teen girls in the United States has an STI, the numbers can be higher in our backyard.

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