This pamphlet provides a summary of today’s most common sexually transmitted diseases.

It points out that only those who abstain from sex are completely free of the risk of STDs and underscores the high incidence of infection among non-abstaining teens. Urges condom use for those who engage in sex, with the caveat that even with careful condom use, some STDs can still be transmitted.

Features an extensive chart listing the eleven most common STDs, their means of transmission, treatments, common symptoms and long-term complications.

For further information, readers are referred to In the Know Zone, Fox Pro Media's free STD information Web site, and to the National STD Hotline.