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Doctors: Test All Patients Over 13 for HIV
Doctors should routinely offer all their patients over age 13 a blood test to screen for HIV, the American College of Physicians urges in new guidelines.
Doctors should routinely offer all their patients over age 13 a blood test to screen for HIV, the American College of Physicians urges in new guidelines.
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Sexual Health: Your Guide to Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Sexually transmitted diseases, commonly called STDs, are diseases that are spread by having sex with someone who has an STD. You can get a sexually transmitted disease from sexual activity that involves the mouth, anus, vagina, or penis.
According to the American Social Health Organization, one out of four teens in the United States becomes infected with an STD each year and by the age of 25, half of all sexually active young adults will get an STD.


