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A 2009 Book of the Year, USA Book News"It can't happen to me." Many high school students and young adults, seduced by their sense of invincibility, are stunned when they are diagnosed with a sexually transmitted infection (STI) . But the fact is that anyone can catch an STI: no age group, social class, economic class, culture, religion, gender, or ethnic group is immune. To drive home the risks and realities of unprotected sex, Dr. Jill Grimes shares real-life stories of young people -- medical students, college freshmen, teenagers, young parents, talented entrepreneurs -- who have gotten an STI. Dr. Grimes narrates the story of Liz, who got syphilis; Sofia, diagnosed with gonorrhea and chlamydia; and Zoe, with pubic lice. She describes how Justin got herpes, Sean got trichomoniasis, and Luke contracted hepatitis C.



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Jill Grimes

Jill Grimes, MD, practices family medicine in Austin, Texas. She is a clinical instructor for UMASS Medical School through an innovative internet-based ethics course for medical students. Dr. Grimes is passionate about all types of preventative medicine- from nutrition to sexually transmitted diseases. She'd much prefer to help her patients lose weight and create healthy life habits than add on more prescriptions to treat their high blood pressure, high cholesterol or diabetes, and she practices what she preaches.Dr. Grimes loves creating and thinking outside the box- whether it's in medicine or in her role as a girl scout leader or mother. She and her daughters have been involved with scouting for seven years (not counting Dr. Grimes' own scouting days as a youth.) Favorite badge work? Anything with a craft or outdoor activity, or a combination such as creating a pressed flower collection during a fun hike. The Grimes family loves to be creative in the kitchen as well, always on the quest for a new fruit smoothie.Pet peeve? Fast-food medicine! We need to stop popping pills for problems that life style modifications will solve. Medicines are wonderful and necessary, but let's use them as either a temporary or at least second-line solution.Dr. Grimes wrote Seductive Delusions-how everyday people catch STDs, to try a different approach to STD education. We have plenty of accurate data and educational handouts out there, but real stories impact with far more power. Most people believe STDs lurk in dark corners of our society, but any primary care physician will tell you the population they treat includes successful, educated men and women across the board!



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