Sexually Transmitted Infections

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Bell, Ruth et al. Changing Bodies, Changing Lives: A Book for Teens on Sex and Relationships. New York: Three Rivers Press, 1998. An “Our Bodies, Ourselves” for teens.

Boonstra, Heather.  “Public Health Advocates Say Campaign to Disparage Condoms Threatens STD Prevention Efforts.”  The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, March 2003.

Centers for Disease Control. MMWR. “HIV prevention through early detection and treatment of other sexually transmitted disease—United States recommendation of the advisory committee for HIV and STD prevention.” Recommendations and Reports. July 31, 1998/47 (RR12);1-24. 

Dailard, Cynthia.  “HPV in the United States and Developing Nations: A Problem of Public Health or Politics?” The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, August 2003.

Dayal M.B., J. Wheeler, C.J. Williams et al. “Disruption of the upper female reproductive tract epithelium by nonoxynol-9.” Contraception. October 2003; 68:4: 273-9.

Ebel, Charles and Anna Wald. “Managing Herpes: How to Live and Love with a Chronic STD,” 1998.
Available through ASHA. See Web sites for listing.

Felitti V.J., R. Anda, D. Nordenberg et al. “Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults: The adverse childhood experience (ACE) study.” American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1998; 14: 4: 245-258.

Fulbright, Yvonne K. Hot Guide to Safer Sex. CA: Hunter House, 2003.

Holland-Hall C.M., H.C. Wiesenfeld and P.J. Murray. “Self –collected vaginal swabs for the detection of multiple sexually transmitted infections in adolescent girls.” Journal Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology. December 2002; 15:15: 307-13.

Mark, Lisa. Sexually Transmitted Diseases: A Physician Tells You What You Need to Know. John Hopkins University Press, 1999.

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US (SIECUS).  “Condom availability programs and their effect on student sexual behavior and condom use.” SHOP Talk. July 3, 2003; 8: 4.
  
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the US (SIECUS). “Human Papilloma Virus education in middle and high school of Vermont.” SHOP Talk. November 7, 2003; 8: 8.

United Nations Population Fund. State of the World Population 2003. 
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Wilkinson, D., M. Tholandi and G. Rutherford. “Nonoxynol-9 for preventing vaginal acquisition of sexually transmitted infections by women from men.” Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2002; 4: CD003939. 

“World Health Organization/CONRAD report warns against the use of nonoxynol-9 as microbicide.”  EVMS News, released June 25, 2002. Contraceptive and Research Development Program (CONRAD) Eastern Virginia Medical School, 1611 North Kent Street, Suite 806; Arlington VA 22209, (703) 524-4744.

Hot Lines:

National Herpes Hotline
(800) 230-6039
Information and counseling, connects you to Herpes Resource Center run by ASHA/CDC

Planned Parenthood Hotline
(877) 4ME-ASK
Information about birth control. STIs, relationships and more.