E-mail: surfdoll143800@aol.com by Ashley Christensen Ms. Robinson Period 3 / Sociology 2/29/2000 Introduction Today, Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD's) , are among the most common causes of illness in the United States. People in their teens and twenties are most affected by STD¹s, with over 6 million new cases each year, and adults between the ages of 13 and 19 are at the most risk for infection. is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted disease in the United States today. It is estimated that more than 4 million new cases occu ....