When a national study released in March found one in four girls aged 14 to 19 are infected with at least one sexually transmitted disease, some parents and teenagers were shocked. But physicians and ...

Since the 1970s, public support for sex education has grown, spurred by concerns over teen pregnancy and later, HIV/AIDS. Research from the Guttmacher Institute shows that today, 38 states and D.C.

In recent months, the concept of "comprehensive sex education" has been a popular point of discussion among legislators, school districts, sex education advocates and parents nationwide. These ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Sign up According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control ...

More cringe than the most awkward of birds-and-the-bees talks was a December decision by a North East Independent School District health advisory panel charged with shaping the health and sex ...

Health department officials believe the way to prevent sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in teenagers is through education. 'My personal belief is we don't start educating young enough,' said ...

Sexually transmitted disease rates have reached alarming levels across the United States, with five infections in particular showing significant increases over the past decade. This troubling public ...