dawgg, my mom is an RN & did her internship @ Qwest Diagnostics, the biggest diagnostic lab in the country.
I heard it first hand from the person that tests all pap smears & STD tests for the west coast, aside from Kaisar Permanente, that these stats are more than likely underrated.
Her & her coworkers said, directly to me, that the bay area is rampant with herpes, HPV, & HIV, wear a rubber or be sure to add yourself to the list.
...from the testers.
I dont think anyone 'skewed' the stats to scare people... in fact I think thats funny for you to throw in Christianity in there like we need someone to blame.
I agree with a lot you say on here, but this was just funny to me cause it was out of left field & you usually have some facts to base your opinion on.
this time that was not the case, & it was pure conspiracy theory. hence the thumbs down.
I heard it first hand from the person that tests all pap smears & STD tests for the west coast, aside from Kaisar Permanente, that these stats are more than likely underrated.
Her & her coworkers said, directly to me, that the bay area is rampant with herpes, HPV, & HIV, wear a rubber or be sure to add yourself to the list.
...from the testers.
I dont think anyone 'skewed' the stats to scare people... in fact I think thats funny for you to throw in Christianity in there like we need someone to blame.
I agree with a lot you say on here, but this was just funny to me cause it was out of left field & you usually have some facts to base your opinion on.
this time that was not the case, & it was pure conspiracy theory. hence the thumbs down.
You would think that if 1 in 4 teenagers really had a STD, the world would be a much worse place than it already is. Im sorry, but I am just not going to accept a number from the government when they have clearly LIED before. How come no other private agency has done the same testing? Private testing is the reason the marijuana fraud got busted...think about that for a second.
Whats the best way to get people to STOp doing something? Scare them. Its not rocket science. Instead, they should be TEACHING, not SCARING.
Sex is still taboo in the country. Other countries are MUCH more liberal about it, and you can see it by the nudity on TV...during the fucking DAY. Even Canada is more liberal towards sex: i Have seen tiddies at 10PM on network cable nightly.
So you will have to excuse me if I don't just accept a number that the government is giving. Besides, misinterpreting data is fairly easy. Ask the scientists that got caught red handed SKEWING facts about man-made global warming to show that it existed. Yeah, that didn't go over well.