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In the period before age 21, women, but not men, may have elevated STD risks.

Publication: Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Publication Date: 01-JUN-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: In the period before age 21, women, but not men, may have elevated STD risks.(sexually transmitted diseases)(Report)

Article Excerpt
New Zealand women participating in a longitudinal cohort study reported a greater incidence of STD diagnoses before age 21 than between ages 26 and 32; for men, by contrast, incidence was higher at ages 21-26 than earlier. (1) In addition, the reported incidence of any STD by age 21 was nearly three times as high among women as it was among men, and a gender difference was apparent for both bacterial and viral infections. Between ages 21 and 32, however, women and men reported similar STD rates.

The cohort consisted of men and women who were born in Dunedin in 1972-1973 and were enrolled in a multidisciplinary health study at age three. Cohort members were followed up every two...

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