Michael L. LeFevre, MD, MSPH, on behalf of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
Ann Intern Med. 2014;161:894-901. doi:10.7326/M14-1965
In 2008, the USPSTF recommended high-intensity behavioral counseling to prevent STIs for all sexually active adolescents and for adults who were at increased risk for STIs (B recommendation). At that time, the USPSTF also found that the evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of behavioral counseling to prevent STIs in non–sexually active adolescents and in adults who were not at increased risk for STIs (I statement). This updated recommendation reaffirms that the evidence is adequate to recommend high-intensity behavioral counseling for persons who are at increased risk (including all sexually active adolescents) and recognizes that some interventions of lesser intensity are also effective
