STD Standard
Abstinence, a disease in itself?
BBC NEWS | Americas | Virgin teens 'have same STD rate'Young Americans who pledge to remain virgins until they marry have the same rates of sexually transmitted diseases as those who do not, a new study says.
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"It's difficult to simultaneously prepare for sex and say you're not going to have sex."
Now, check out these numbers:
According to the study, the STD rates were:
Whites who pledged virginity 2.8% - did not 3.5%
Blacks: pledgers 18.1% - non-pledgers 20.3%
Asians: pledgers 10.5% - non-pledgers 5.6%
Hispanics: pledgers 6.7% - non-pledgers 8.6%
There are
more Asians getting STDs after pledging abstinence. Hm.
* Ray, 3/09/2004 01:37:56 PM
