Most teens radically underestimate their risk for sexually transmitted diseases.
Take our quiz to see if you know more than a teenager about STDs. Fully three quarters of the teens surveyed underestimated the incidence of sexually transmitted disease. That attitude may be putting them at greater risk for infection, said the survey authors, who noted that approximately 4 million teens get a sexually transmitted disease every year. Early Infections, Lifelong Problems Left untreated, many sexually transmitted diseases can lead to infertility, problem pregnancies and, in some cases, an increased risk for cancer and death. The survey was conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation in conjunction with MTV and Teen People magazine.