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Q & A: Teen Pregnancy

Posted on April 29, 2009. Filed under: Pregnancy | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

SIECUS – Questions and Answers – Teen Pregnancy
Questions and Answers – Teen Pregnancy
 
How many young women get pregnant each year?  
The number of young women who become pregnant each year and the corresponding rate of teen [...]

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Truth About Sex Education Programs

Posted on April 29, 2009. Filed under: SEXED, Sex 101 | Tags: , , , , |

Community Action Kit – What the Research Tells Us

Abstinence-only-until-marriage programs are not effective. There are no published studies in the professional literature that show that abstinence-only programs will result in young people delaying sexual intercourse. In fact, at least one study has provided strong evidence that such a program did not delay the onset of [...]

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Disease and Deceit

Posted on April 29, 2009. Filed under: Abstinence, Sex 101 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Messages of fear and shame are present throughout abstinence-only-until-marriage curricula and discussions of STDs are no different. Students are told that people who have STDs are “dirty” and should be ashamed. Such assertions do nothing to explain how STDs are actually transmitted and can only further discourage young people from seeking testing and treatment should they suspect they may have an STD. Young people need to know that STDs are the result of a person’s behavior not his or her hygiene or moral character, and they should understand that health care providers are there to help, not judge, them.

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Scared Chaste

Posted on April 29, 2009. Filed under: Abstinence, Sex 101 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am a huge advocate of teaching teens to be proactive instead reactive when it comes to their sexual health and decisions. I have always taught my own girls that there are only 3 things in life that can be done once: 1. Being Born 2. Dying and 3. Choosing to give away your virginity. I believe their is a huge difference between teaching your children to make smart, educated decisions vs. one’s based on fear or misinformation.

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The Dirt on Crabs

Posted on April 23, 2009. Filed under: STDs, Sex 101 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , |

In most cases, the itching begins five days after infestation. Crabs. Pubic lice. The name alone is enough to make you cringe, right? While it’s certainly true that crabs may not be the best topic of conversation for the dinner table, it’s important to learn about them just the same. After all, knowing the facts about them is the best way to protect yourself from ever encountering them!

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Teensex? It’s okay to say: “No way!”

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: Abstinence | Tags: , , , , , , , |

It may be hardest to be “real” with someone you especially like. Difficult as it may be, if you’re “real” with your friends, they may be “real” with you

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Can a Virgin Get STDs?

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: STDs | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Sexually transmitted infections can be passed through oral sex and anal sex as well as vaginal intercourse, and some infections can also be passed by skin-to-skin contact.

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Safer Sex 101

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: Sex 101 | Tags: , , , , , , , |

Two-thirds of people who have had sexually transmitted infections became infected before age 25!

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Seven Steps To Sexual Health

Posted on April 16, 2009. Filed under: Sex 101 | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Whether or not you are sexually active, it’s important to take proper care of your reproductive and sexual health.

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Great Reasons To Wait

Posted on April 12, 2009. Filed under: Abstinence | Tags: , , , , , , , , |

There are a million good reasons to put off having sex and one of the best is that your instincts are telling you to do so…you shouldn’t be having sex because all of your friends are (or because you think all of your friends are) or because people on TV and in the movies do it and never face any repercussions. Sex is a very personal and intimate choice between two people and should be treated with respect.

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