This comprehensive teen sexual health web site covers such topics as defining puberty and herpes to embracing sexuality as a normal part of the human experience. Teens comprise one quarter of all newly diagnosed STD cases. One in three adolescents will contract at least one STD by the time they reach the age of 24.
Teens are highly vulnerable to transmission of STDs due to biological, physical and social reasons.
Girls' developing bodies are especially susceptible to acquiring and harboring STDs unnoticed since many STDs are without obvious symptoms. Add peer pressure to the mix and the formula for the current teen epidemic STD rates becomes apparent. ASHA translates its accurate, CDC- sanctioned sexual health and STD information into straightforward language that teens and their parents can share. The site is pulsating with behavioral issues and vital sexuality and STD information. To many adults, teens may just as well be from another planet.