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sexual pressure
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Talking about things like :mv and condórriS can be awkward. But avoiding a little
embarrassment is not worth risking your life. If you are planning to be sexually active in the
future, it's important to decide ahead of time how you will-bring up the subject of safer sex.
Keep these tips in mind:
8:;? % of girls feel pressure to do more sexually than they're ready to ....
_--,,-7-,-1_% of guys feel pressure to do more sexually than they're ready to ....
It's natural for teens who have been dating to feel sexually attracted to one another.
Having sex should be a huge decision and something as important sex shouldn't be left to
chance. No matter what your decisions about sex are, and how physically or emotionally
intimate you will become with someone, it is very important that you make informed and
responsible decisions about sex.
Some people believe that "everyone" is having sex. But, there are strong medical,
personal, and relationship-building reasons for teens not to have sex, that is, to abstain
or post-pone from sexual intercourse. Many teens know that.
.It is sometimes hard to practice abstinence or post-ponement. (A good way to stick to it
is to remind yourself the advantages of not getting pregnant, getting some else pregnant
or getting a STD yourself). It helps to think ahead and set limits for expressing sexual
. feelings. By setting limits on what is right for you before a situation arises, it is easier to
, stick to the standards yOU;set.
Talking about sex, love, protection, and relationships is critical to getting what you want
and avoiding what you don't want. Talking about these things is hard so it is tempting to
just hope your boyfriend/girlfriend will understand what you want and do it. That is not
alwa~s the case. Teens who are pregnant, got someone pregnant or got a STD, when
asked what they talked about in the situations that led to the problem often say ...
"We didn't talk about it...we just did it" or "itjust happened. "
(No .. .it didn't just happen.)
Not talking about it will almost surely put you at risk for pregnancy, HIVor another
STD. And, not to mention, quite possibly, a broken heart.
Your physical health, emotional well-being, social safety, economic safety, and
future are too important for you to allow your genitals to determine.
A. Teen Sex involves physical risks
l. Disease
2.: Pregnancy
3. Increased incidence of cervical cancer
4. Increased incidence of infertility latex in life
5. Risks associated with use of contraception
6. Risks associated with abortion ....