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For those who become sexually active, the average age when you become sexually
active according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is 16.
If the average age for a young person to get married is 25, that means how many
years of sexual activity before marriage? 9
The failure rate for condoms is anywhere from 10--15% depending on how
old you are. Some STD' s can be passes through intimate contact so the
chances of your contracting an STD if you are sexually active are at least I
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females have the HPV virus.
Using contraception is more effective in preventing pregnancy, but the
chance is always there. There were about 12million teen pregnancies last
year so the odds are that if you are sexually active, you have at least a I in
six chance of having an unintended pregnancy.
Dice game with four possible outcomes for each year of being sexually active.
1) You could get an STD
2) You could have an unplanned pregnancy
3) You could have a break-up and a broken heart
4) You could make it through (amazingly) with no negative consequences,