What unique factor causes adolescent girls to have a high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)?
a. They are in an experimental phase and believe they are resistant to developing STIs.
b. The position of susceptible cells on the adolescent cervix is different than in older women.
c. The length of the vaginal canal is short in adolescents
d. In adolescent girls, the anus to the vaginal introitus is in close proximity.
Ans: b. The position of susceptible cells on the adolescent cervix is different than in older women.
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