Abstract
High rates of unprotected sexual behavior in adolescents result in millions of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the world. This paper reviews factors inducing high STD rates, specific STDs, and their management based on 2010 US Centers for Disease and Prevention (CDC) STD guidelines. Clinicians should screen all their sexually active adolescent patients for STDs and provide preventive education as well as treatment measures.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2012
Repository Citation
Greydanus, Donald E.; Seyler, Jane; Omar, Hatim A.; and Dodich, Colleen B., "Sexually Transmitted Diseases in Adolescence" (2012). Pediatrics Faculty Publications. 134.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pediatrics_facpub/134
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, v. 5, no. 4, p. 379-401.
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Reprinted as a book chapter in Adolescent Medicine: Pharmacotherapeutics in General, Mental and Sexual Health. Donald E. Greydanus, Dilip R. Patel, Hatim A. Omar, Cynthia Feucht, & Joav Merrick, (Eds.). p. 331-360.
Reprinted as a book chapter in Child and Adolescent Health Yearbook 2012. Joav Merrick, (Ed.). p. 443-472.