Charles J. Wibbelsman, M.D.

STIs and Your Adolescents, The Latest Vaccines and Important Information Every Parent Needs to Know

Sexually transmitted diseases (also known as STDs — or STIs for "sexually transmitted infections") are infectious diseases that spread from person to person through intimate contact. STDs can affect guys and girls of all ages and backgrounds who are having sex — it doesn't matter if they're rich or poor.

Unfortunately, STDs have become common among teens. Because teens are more at risk for getting some STDs, it's important to learn what you can do to protect your children from contracting and STI.

Dr. Charles J. Wibbelsman, MD, Chief of Adolescent Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, comes on the show to discuss the HPV Vaccine for boys and how we can help our kids to understand the dangers of STI's.

Charles J. Wibbelsman, MD, is the Chief of Adolescent Medicine for Kaiser Permanente in San Francisco, California. Dr. Wibbelsman has been with The Permanente Medical Group, Inc. for 30 years and serves as Chair of the Chiefs of Adolescent Medicine for Kaiser Permanente, Northern California. He is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco, School of Medicine. Prior to his joining The Permanente Medical Group, Dr. Wibbelsman was the Chief of Venereal Disease Control for the City and County of San Francisco. As an author for books for adolescents and their parents, he has authored The Teenage Body Book, Growing and Changing, Life Happens, and Crisis Proof Your Teenager. Dr. Wibbelsman recently was a member of The Committee on Adolescence of The American Academy of Pediatrics and is now President Elect of Chapter 1, District IX of the American Academy of Pediatrics and in 2009 served as President of The San Francisco Medical Society.

Melanie Cole, M.S.

4 / 21 / 2010