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Why would you expect an increase in STDs? Are you assuming that free IUDs and implants are encouraging more teenagers to have more sex? Is it leading to sexual
by klenwell 11y ago
Why would you expect an increase in STDs? Are you assuming that free IUDs and implants are encouraging more teenagers to have more sex? Is it leading to sexual behavior that displaces other safer forms of sex (that were leading to teenage pregnancies)?
The preoccupation with STDs in this thread seems a bit weird and irrational.
- aidenn0 11y agoIt seems safe to assume that some fraction of sexually active teenagers were using condoms as their only form of birth control before the program was instituted. It seems likely that some fraction of those will use condoms less when other forms of birth control become widely available. Among this group, this will still likely lower pregnancy rates, since condoms have a lower efficacy than other forms of birth control, but it could potentially raise STD rates. My intuition is that the increase will be negligible, but others' intuition is different. It would be good to have some numbers on this so that we aren't guessing.