By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News
Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
Nov. 6, 2009 -- There's no evidence that abstinence-only sexual education programs cut teens' risk of sexually transmitted disease, HIV, or pregnancy, a task force of public health experts finds.
But the panel finds that sex ed that includes information about condomsand delaying sexual initiation does work by:
* Reducing the number of teens who have sex.
* Reducing the frequency of sexual activity in teens who have sex.
* Reducing the number of sex partners in teens who have sex.
* Reducing sexually transmitted infections.
* Increasing use of condoms and other methods of birth control.
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