Teenage Girls and STDs

OK.  Maybe the article yesterday is a fabrication, but, unfortunately, today’s information is sadly true.

In a recent study by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (see article),  at least 1 in 4 teenage girls nationally has a sexually transmitted disease. 

The article states, “In teen girls aged 14 to 19, while the highest overall prevalence is among black girls — nearly half the blacks studied had at least one STD. That rate compared with 20 percent among both whites and Mexican-American teens.”

These numbers are disturbing!  Clearly, this is an issue that needs to be addressed.

What is going on with our young ladies?  And what can we do about it?

But it Feels Sooooo Good

We are a very sensual culture.  Everyone from advertisers to restaurants to pimps plays on this ultra-sensuality that is characteristic of our society.  We’ll fall for just about anything if we think it will make us feel better.

And you can see the evidence in our debt, our obesity, and unfortunately, in the number of unplanned pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases.

I don’t think that there’s anything wrong with pleasure.  In fact, I believe we were designed with the mechanisms to enjoy pleasure.

However, our desire for pleasure must always be kept in check.  Too often, we allow our desire for pleasure to do things that WE KNOW are not in our best interest.  In fact, in our efforts to feel good, we do things that are downright detrimental and harmful.

I’m sorry to be the one to tell you this, but pleasure usually comes with a high price.