Dual use grows among teenagers.Seven percent of sexually active U.S. teenagers surveyed in 2001 said they had used both a condom 1. condom - The protective plastic bag that accompanies 3.5-inch microfloppy diskettes. Rarely, also used of (paper) disk envelopes. Unlike the write protect tab, the condom (when left on) not only impedes the practice of SEX but has also been shown to have a high failure and a hormonal contraceptive at last sex, a significantly higher proportion than the 3% who reported using dual methods in 1991. (1) Analyses of data from six Youth Risk Behavior Surveys The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS) is a biannual survey of adolescent health risk and health protective behaviors such as smoking, drinking, drug use, diet, and physical activity conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. , conducted among nationally representative samples of students in grades 9-12, show that similar increases occurred among males and females. Levels of dual use were significantly elevated among white students, youth aged 17 or older, and teenagers who had had fewer than four partners in the three months prior to the survey (8-9%). Despite limitations of the data and the measure of sexual activity used, the analysts conclude that sexually active teenagers are increasingly using dual methods to protect against pregnancy and sexually transmitted disease sexually transmitted disease (STD) or venereal disease, term for infections acquired mainly through sexual contact. Five diseases were traditionally known as venereal diseases: gonorrhea, syphilis, and the less common granuloma inguinale, , and that this trend "could lead to further success by prevention programs in promoting this strategy." (1.) Anderson JE. Santelli J and Gilbert BC, Adolescent dual use of condoms and hormonal contraception Hormonal contraception refers to birth control methods that act on the hormonal system. Currently, all hormonal contraceptives are designed for use by women rather than men, though research on a male hormonal contraceptive (“the male Pill”) has been underway for : trends and correlates 1991-2001, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually transmitted diseases Infections that are acquired and transmitted by sexual contact. Although virtually any infection may be transmitted during intimate contact, the term sexually transmitted disease is restricted to conditions that are largely , 2003, 30(9): 719-722. |
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