"It is proven that, adolescents are prone to impulsive behaviors and risk-taking which causes eighty two percent of teenage pregnancies to be intended and sixty nine percent to be unplanned."(The Cause of High Birth Rate p.87) Pregnancy at a young age destroys the life of the baby's parents, especially the mother. ... In book written by Patricia Trouphy she stated these important consequences that come about: • Worry about pregnancy and AIDS • Regret and self-recrimination • Guilt • Loss of self-respect and self-esteem • The corruption of character a...
There are many benefits of abstinence, such as more self respect, chance to get to know one another more intimately, knowledge that you are not being used as an object for sex, less of a chance of getting a divorce, and a greater trust in your partner that he/she will not cheat on you, there are less worries regarding Aids, STD's, pregnancy, birth control, emotional betrayal, etc. ... There would be less STD's, less rapes, less pornography, less incest, less teen pregnancy, and less divorces. ... There would be less teen pregnancy because people would wait until they marry until th...
Typically, all practices relating to a woman's fertility are handled by men and the state: "These range from decisions over whether or when to have intercoarse, to decisions over knowledge of and access to different types of contraception, to the permissibility or impermissibility of pregnancy termination" (Jung 25). ... Therefore, there is the possibility of many unwanted pregnancies. ...
S.T.D. stands for Sexually Transmitted Disease. STDs used to be called venereal diseases. They were named after Venus, the ancient goddess of love, however, there is nothing lovely about them. Sexually transmitted diseases have been around for a long time. There were references to gonorrhea...
The time in which humans leave the stage of being a child is a very difficult time for both the person and their parents. Being a teenager means that you have many more tasks to accomplish and many more physical and emotional changes to go through. The changes that teenagers experience are those amo...
The Truth about Sex in Advertisements Advertisements depict sexual scenarios to sell their products through the television and places where the public is sure to find them. These companies generate huge incomes associated from having "sex" in their advertisements for various products. How doe...
Sex and relationship are not only the easiest topic to talk about but, in my opinion, is also the hardest topic to understand. With the overemphasis on sexuality in today's society not only in a social setting but in a personal setting as well it is difficult to escape the pressure. Every where yo...
"( BBC NEWS) ABC news.com reports " While drinking and having sex many be unofficially authorized milestones in the typical American teen's coming of age, a new study reveals that more and more adolescents are experimenting with both, leaving themselves susceptible to pregnancy, disease, and violence." ...
SEX BEFORE MARRIAGE It sure seems like a lot of articles about sex and even a lot of our lives is influenced by attitudes towards and things regarding sex. Maybe it's all right that the written word would influence real life. Some of the most rewarding, damaging, long lasting, impulsive, planned,...
This will enable you to know when to take your daughter in for checkups or possibly birth control, and knowing when you need to encourage your teenage son to use condoms and other forms of protection to avoid unwanted pregnancies and diseases. ...