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In most Texas high schools it is not unusual to see a young girl walking around school pregnant. Many schools have taken the “shame” approach, where the girls take separate classes from their peers in order to learn how to be a fit parent. What sixteen year old is truly ready to raise a child, often times, by themselves? This is a problem that is easily avoided. The Texas education system seems to think that the method of strictly teaching abstinence is effective, however how can it possibly be…

Abortion is a very controversial procedure that has been around for hundreds of years. It is estimated that just about three thousand abortions are done each day in the US. This procedure is done for a number of reasons, not just an unwanted child as many assume. It seems as if just about everyone has their own opinion when it comes to this topic, be it fueled by religious reasons or otherwise. “We do abortions here: a nurse’s story” is the first hand account of a nurse that provides these…

Chinelo Onyekere Microbiology 230 Dr. Bella Dadhich May 7, 2016. Chlamydia • Chlamydia trachomatis • Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STI) worldwide. • Chlamydia trachomatis is obligated intracellular pathogens causing a range of acute and chronic diseases in humans and animals. Sometimes it is asymptomatic infection, the person may not have any sign or symptoms of diseases.…

AIDS damages the immune system leaving those infected susceptible to infection. Therefore, older adults with weaker immune system are more susceptible to HIV/AIDS. Older adults are less likely to practice safe sex because of the belief that sexually transmitted diseases do not happen in old age. Diagnosis can take longer because the symptoms of AIDS such as weakness, weight loss, fatigue, infections and night sweats are associated with aging (Saxton, Etten, & Perkins, 2015). This is an area…

education. The focus of comprehensive sex education is to teach teenagers that abstinence is the best method for avoiding getting a STD and preventing pregnancy from happening. In some states, comprehensive sexual education teaches about the use of condoms and contraception to lower the chance of getting pregnant and of receiving an infection with STDs, or HIV. Many of the courses help teens develop interpersonal and communication skills and help them “explore their own values, goals, and…

Though found in females too, circumcision is commonly applied to males, where the definition can be known as the practice of removing the foreskin, also called the prepuce, from the glans (head) of the human male genitalia. Circumcision, precisely male infant circumcision, has been practiced around the world for centuries, some continuing today. It can be predominantly found as a religious obligation in Jewish communities and the Muslim world and as a cultural practice in the United States of…

As defined by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS), comprehensive sex education programs start in kindergarten and continue through 12th grade. While abstinence-only supporters believe that sex education programs expose the children to sex too early, which in turn leads to more sexually active youths, this is not true. These programs provide the youth with “complete, accurate, age-appropriate sex education that helps them reduce their risk of HIV/AIDs,…

II. Introduction and Literature Review HIV attacks T cells, reducing the body’s ability to fight off infections. A person with the virus is more susceptible to infection and has a harder time fighting them off. Often an infected person will show little to no signs of infection for years. If left untreated, HIV can develop into Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). A person with AIDS has an immune system so badly damaged, that they become vulnerable to opportunistic infections. If the…

Sex is a big topic to discuss especially when talking about it with teens. Most parents would hope their kids will wait till marriage or when they are an adult who understand and is ready for it. When teens come of age it's time for them to hear the ‘birds and the bees’ talk. It may be embarrassing for them to talk about sex with their parents and also getting insight on how their parents were when they were young and fun. Students need sex ed to learn about sexual transmitted diseases, the…

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease Overview- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is a disorder involving the female reproductive organs (uterus, fallopian tubes and / or ovaries). In most cases the pelvic inflammatory disease is caused by the spread of an infection from an adjacent member, from the blood (tuberculosis) or, more commonly, from the vaginal region. In the latter case, a major role is covered from sexually transmitted diseases, and by the passage of bacteria through contraceptive devices.…