t STD that is also among the ages of fifteen through in Florida (www.doh.state.fl.us).The cases of Clamydia of the female gender between these ages totaled up to 45,887. All these statistics are based on a ten-year surveillance (www.doh.state.fl.us).Syphilis, Gonorrhea, and Chlamydia are the most recently studied STDs in Pinellas and Hillsborough County in Florida amongst the female gender between the ages of 15-29. Since there have been so many attacks, we should educate Florida’s students on sex. The statistics shows that we must. The youth is our future, and it is important for any government to establish sex education in the school’s systems. Statistics show that the highest rates of the major STDs are amongst teenagers and older young people. By starting in school and educating our future to protect themselves and have more respect for themselves, rates of STDs of the state of Florida can be lessen. More importantly, since women play important roles in family and social lives, they too should especially be informed about STDs and other venereal diseases. Practicing safe sex is the way to go, or do not have sex at all. The best contraceptive is always, and will be, abstinence. BIBLIOGRAPHYBrodman, Michael. Straight Talk About Sexually Transmitted Diseases. New York: Facts on File, Inc., 1993Campbell, Carole. Women, Families & HIV/AIDS. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1999Brown, William. Syphilis and Other Venereal Diseases. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard UP, 1970Florida Department of Health Division of Disease Control. 21 Mar. 2000 http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease-ctrl/std/trends/florida/isenyr.htm. ...
