Single-sex education

Explain- There are many consequences of unprotected sex, such as teen pregnancy and STD’s. There are many kinds of STD’s out there, but some of them are chlamydia, gonorrhea, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis, syphilis, and genital herpes. Teenagers make up a large portion of the nation’s cases of…

about femininity, masculinity, love, and lust explain how the sexual double standard is negotiated among teenagers. When it comes to the double standard, American girls receive more stigma than Dutch girls. If American teenagers make the choice to have sex outside of a meaningful relationship, they are referred to as a “slut.” Schalet explained that Dutch girls are highly unlikely to participate in name calling because they have a different support system. Health care providers have made it so…

75.4 pregnancies per 1,000 women aged 15–19 years. (“10 Facts about Sex Education”) People just do not know how to express their feelings toward this subject; they need someone to talk too. It is clear that the panic over teen sexuality is very much alive and kicking. (“10 facts about Sex Education”) It left to young people themselves to demand sex education that puts their health and well-being first. Sex Education programs and abstinence programs should be taught in school because many teens…

This study examined the paternal influences on adolescent sexual risk behaviors. This study focused not only paternal influences but more specifically the importance of fathers influence on their adolescent children. When a child reaches adolescence, the period when child turns into an adult, they are at a higher risk of sexual behavior. The importance of this article is to focus on educating young adults of the sexual risk. Adolescence have a great risk of contracting sexual transmitted…

In United States, nearly half of all pregnancies each year (approximately 3 million) are unintended. More than half of all American women will have experienced an unintended pregnancy by age 45. 3 in 10 will have had an abortion. In 2013, there were 67 million women of reproductive age (13-44) in U.S, and more than half of them needed some form of contraceptive service or supplies. For the past two decades, women increasingly rely on publicly funded clinics especially the poor, uninsured,…

Teen pregnancies and contraceptive methods has always been a heavily debated topic, especially for sale to youth. Teens often struggle with telling parents about concerns with sex so having an easier approach would be beneficial in many ways. It should be available to teenagers because it is a safe and effective emergency way to decline unintentional teenage pregnancy. Birth control should be readily available to teenagers to provide easy access, lower teen pregnancy rates and set safety…

Abstinence-Only Sex Education Everyone remembers that one-day in middle school when you had to sit through the embarrassing abstinence education talk. The dreaded abstinence only education programs are all about doing whatever possible to abstain from sex. They don’t have to teach about STD’s or the possible outcomes if you do choose to have sex. A larger majority of states in the US don’t require the information be medically accurate when given to students. The truth is teens will do what they…

motorcycles, but now, they will do so in a life-threatening situation. This is a similar argument with teenagers and contraceptives; in which implementing an obligatory parental consent policy on teens purchasing contraceptives is used to discourage underage sex. This is not an effective action because teenagers will continue to have intercourse, even without birth control. Although there has not been a decisive law on the matter, family planning clinics that receive federal funds under Title X…

Did you know that eighty-five million pregnancies worldwide are unintended? (guttmacher) This is an issue because fifty percent of these pregnancies lead to abortion, miscarriage, and unplanned births. "These eighty-five million unintended pregnancies take a serious toll on women, families and ultimately nations, impeding efforts to reduce poverty and spur development," said Sedgh. The question is why are there an abundant amount of unplanned pregnancies? The explanation to this is that many…

comfortable environment in which to ask questions that matter. Parents seeking counsel for a teen’s need to acquire a contraceptive are invited to let us be a valuable resource for up-to-date information on sexual health issues specific to teens. Education remains one of our focuses, and this is especially prudent with our youngest…