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Talking to Your Teenager about STDs

March 16, 2018

If you are wondering when is the best time to talk about sex with your teen, the answer is “the sooner the better”.  You definitely don’t want to be having this conversation while driving to the pharmacy to fill a prescription for a sexually transmitted disease (STD). The truth is that about 80% of teens are sexually active by the time they reach the age of 19 and approximately ½ of the 20 million reported cases of STDs annually are in people aged 15 to 24 years old. These reported cases include ... [Read More]

Filed Under: Reproductive Health, STD Tagged With: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, hepatitis, herpes, HIV prevention, HPV, human papillomavirus, sex education, sexually transmitted disease, STD, syphilis, Trichamoniasis, Viral STDs

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At FamilyCare of Kent, our board-certified family nurse practitioners deliver the highest quality of care. Our nurse practitioners have expertise in many areas of primary care including Annual Wellness Exams and Physicals, Women’s Health / Gynecology, Teen Health, Children’s Health, Vaccines and Immunizations, Dermatology, Asthma Care, Sexual Health and Travel Medicine. In Kent, Washington, FamilyCare of Kent offers on-site services, travel medicine, and sexual healthcare such as STD Testing & Treatment, Preventing HIV Infection (PrEP), Birth Control, and IUDs.