Clueless on STDs, Throat Cancer, and Oral Sex


	Clueless on STDs, Throat Cancer, and Oral Sex

jatfla

3-4-2008 12:16 PM

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cancer, stds, culture

jatfla says:

Since Clipmarks and the internet especially like all things 'sexy', I found this article posted at my newsgroup very shocking.

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3-4-2008 12:28 PM

coconutshell

3-4-2008 5:15 PM

bignosemousie

Thanks for the clip, Jatfla. I think it is so important that our kids have this information, to make better decisions. Kids, you know, think they are nigh invincible.

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