Yeah but the devil's in the details here. 18% overal had the HPV virus which is really common. The rest of those in the STD category ranked 7% of the teen population.
Hell I'd ask all of you to get checked for HPV and I guarentee that a large majority of us will have it. It's even more common in the general population than in the teen population. It usually presents with zero tangible symptoms and in men and it has pretty much zero impact on our health. It's an issue for females due to increases in risk for cervical cancer. So say ewwww all you want but unless you've only had protected sex with only limited partners, chances are you have it too.
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