Okay all you curious ones. The answer to our twitter/facebook questions is....25! No, you read it right the first time, I typed that there are currently 25 major sexually transmitted diseases out there right now.
When my mother was a senior in high school (1979 , she'll love me for that), she a group from the University of Arkansas come to do their sexual health discussion. It went something like this, "There are two major STD's out there. Use a condom. Go out and have fun." Hmmm...where did that message leave us? This message left my generation and the generations younger than myself, the burden of 25 major STD's.
Let's dig into that number a little deeper though. We know that with the STD HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) there are anywhere from 80 - 100 different strains. (I will speak more on this specific STD in the coming weeks.)
Here is our chance. You and I both know that the only way to being completely free from STD's is to be 100% abstinent. That means, nothing from the top of your head to the tip of your toes in someone else's underwear zone and nothing of their's in your underwear zone. Some STD's can be contracted just by coming in contact with someone's underwear zone (i.e. HPV & Herpes). So, you must be 100% abstinent, marry someone who is uninfected & waited, and then be faithful in your marriage.
When students, parents, single adults start realizing the truth that we can reduce the number of major STD for the next generations, we can literally change the future!! I don't know about you, but I feel empowered!!
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