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As a woman on active military duty, you have challenges that civilian women don't face. One such challenge is coping with health issues, particularly reproductive health — avoiding sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy. Making informed choices can help you stay healthy throughout your military service and after.
About three out of four new military recruits are of reproductive age, and military women are more likely than civilians to become pregnant before they're ready and to contract STDs. Many young, unmarried active-duty servicewomen report risky sexual practices: not using condoms every time they have sex; having multiple sexual partners (whether at the same time or consecutively); binge alcoho…