The Practice of Safe Sex Education Among Teens

The extensive reports of many sexually transmitted diseases and unexpected pregnancies have created enough awareness in adults for them to understand the need for safe sex. So, there is an emphasis on the use of protection during sex nowadays.

Research has shown that teenagers today have a lot of exposure and get some idea of what sex is at an earlier age than before. They know about sex from as early as the age of 12 to 14 years. During this stage, puberty sets in and both boys and girls begin to get really inquisitive each other’s physical changes. On account of their immaturity and absence of reliable sources of knowledge and information, lot of teenagers are drawn to experiment with pre-marital sex.

Teenagers are caught between childhood and adolescence. They think that having sex will help them make a successful transition as full adults. Teenagers are completely unaware of the larger responsibilities and dangers that are likely to come with premarital and unprotected sex. Unfortunately, after effects follow the occurrence of such incidents but it is too late for these teenagers to realize the hazards and hardship that follows with engaging in unprotected sex.

Responsible sex is very important. The fundamental purpose of sex drive is for reproduction as per the science of evolution. Inability to follow safe sex practices as advised in sex education may cause difficulties in life such as dealing with an unplanned pregnancy when they are just beginning their own life. This is a frequent outcome for teenagers who have engaged in premarital sex. The young adults who ignore the significance and consequences of unsafe sex often have to compromise on their aspirations for themselves and adjust to the reduced scope of achieving what they want because of the responsibilities that come with early parenthood. The pleasure derived from the moments of sexual gratification fades when faced with the responsibility to raise a family and its burden

It’s not just an unexpected pregnancy that is risked. There would also be a risk of becoming afflicted with sexually transmitted diseases. Common sexual ailments like gonorrhoea and herpes are easily spread. Even more dangerous situation is that the STD contracted is human immunodeficiency virus also known as HIV which is known to be the cause of AIDS. Teenagers are at greatest risk to be afflicted by such diseases because they are entering a previously unknown domain and learning by experimenting or just plain sexually daring.

There is a lot that parents and societies can do to help make certain that teenagers always practice safe sex. To begin with, parents might talk about abstinence and its advantages as it is the best way though not the easiest. On the other hand, most recent reports suggest that abstinence-only education is not very helpful to prevent teenagers from experimenting with sex. The likelihood of failure is big enough, that we have a plan B, which is to equip our kids to be prepared for any scenario they are likely to be in.

Sharing knowledge related to safe sex practices is highly recommended. The concept of being able to learn about and enjoy sex but with the use of several aids and props to safeguard both the involved persons is more attractive to teens. By means of education on safe sex practices, problems like, sexual disease transfer or unwanted pregnancy can be dealt with more efficiently. A little word of caution that care should be taken to ensure that the lesson plans do not encourage teen sex and instead should focus on educating teenagers on practices that make for safe sex.

Important steps to be taken for the practice of safe sex include the usage of condoms. Using a condom is identified as by far the easiest and practical form of safe sex. Latex rubbers are used to ensure that couples engaging in sex do not expose each other to risks of infections. This also eliminates the possibility of early or unwanted pregnancy most effectively.

Originally posted 2021-09-29 04:48:58.

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