Epidemic How Teen Sex is Killing Our Kids by Meg Meeker, M.D. Lifeline Press ; ISBN: 0-89526-143-X Hardcover - 288 pages (October 2002) $24.95 Sexually transmitted diseases among our teens have become a full-blown epidemic — and it's killing our kids. In 1960, doctors battled two commonly known STDs. Today, more than 30 viruses exist. One in five Americans over the age of 12 has genital herpes - a 500% increase since 1976. New studies show that teenage girls have a 46 % chance of contracting HPV at their first sexual encounter - a disease that is directly connected to 99.7% of cervical cancers. Clearly, this epidemic is wreaking havoc on our youth. In this groundbreaking expose, Dr. Meg Meeker uncovers the story of this serious epidemic and the pattern of political correctness and marketing hype that has caused this tidal wave of disease. Says Meeker, “We’ve been so focused on birth control that we’ve completely forgotten about disease control. In Epidemic, Dr. Meeker explains the facts behind the epidemic, tracing the causes, from our overemphasis on birth control to the “false sexual world” created by television, the movies and the media. If you’re a parent or guardian, teacher or relative, of a teen-ager, this book can help you understand the dynamics behind this frightening medical phenomenon, and show you what you can do to keep your child from becoming another statistic. Click here to order from Amazon: