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   (Reuters) - A federal study on the sexual behavior of young   
   Americans released on Thursday countered a widespread belief   
   that oral sex was increasing and vaginal sex decreasing among   
   teenagers due to fears of pregnancy and sexually transmitted   
   diseases.   
      
   Two in every three young Americans have engaged in oral sex,   
   about the same percentage as those who have engaged in vaginal   
   intercourse, the study by the Center for Disease Control and   
   Prevention's Center for Vital Statistics found.   
      
   It also showed that the rates of both practices among the U.S.   
   youth have dropped since a decade ago.   
      
   The study showed that about equal numbers of young women and men   
   aged between 15-24 have had oral sex, and that about a quarter -   
   26 percent of women and 24 percent of men - had first had oral   
   sex before engaging in vaginal intercourse.   
      
   Around a quarter of youth had likewise had oral sex only after   
   first experiencing vaginal intercourse, the study said.   
      
   The belief that oral sex was being practiced more and vaginal   
   sex less to avoid pregnancy and STDs has gained traction in   
   recent years.   
      
   "Now we know that's not necessarily true," Monica Rodriguez,   
   president and chief executive of the nonprofit group, the   
   Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United   
   States, told Reuters.   
      
   "Now we have some real data," she said after reviewing the new   
   study based on 6,346 interviews conducted between 2007-2010.   
      
   http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/08/17/us-usa-health-oralsex-   
   idUSBRE87G00P20120817   
      
       
      
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