Teen sex issues

A journal article focusing on teenaged sex failed to report certain facts including the higher incidence of depression and suicide amongst non-virgins, risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), risk of developing cervical cancer in women, teen pregnancies, and the involvement of drugs and alcohol. The high prevalence of STIs were not mentioned including irretractable diseases such as genital warts (human papillomavirus) and herpes. Contraception does not prevent against such diseases, particularly if it is in the oral or injectable form, and condoms prevent against only some STIs. With 60% of adolescents under 15 years not agreeing to their sexual encounters, concern for parental responsibility in educating their children and providing them with the ability to make low risk decisions was also not considered. Another recent study has shown that girls within a formulated program were less likely to have sexual intercourse before marriage than girls outside the program, and the majority of girls outside the program regretted not waiting.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by The Washington Times

Related Disease Topics:

• Depression
• Suicide
• Sexually transmitted infections
• STIs
• Genital warts
• Human papillomavirus
• Herpes
• Cervical cancer

Article Source Details

About: Teen sex issues

Date: 17 July 2005

Source: The Washington Times

Author: Joe McIlhaney

URL: http://washingtontimes.com/commentary/20050716-105809-8299r.htm

Related Medical Topics

This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Cause of pregnancy
• Cause of teen pregnancy
• Cause of depression
• Cause of teen suicide
• Cause of suicide
• Cause of sexually transmitted infections
• Cause of STIs
• Cause of genital warts
• Cause of human papillomavirus
• Cause of herpes
• Cause of genital sores
• Cause of genital lesions
• Cause of vaginal discharge
• Cause of underage sex
• Risk and pregnancy
• Risk and teen pregnancy
• Cause of depression
• Risk and teen suicide
• Risk and suicide
• Risk and sexually transmitted infections
• Risk and STIs
• Risk and genital warts
• Risk and human papillomavirus
• Risk and herpes
• Risk and genital sores
• Risk and genital lesions
• Risk and vaginal discharge
• Risk and unprotected sex
• Risk and non consented sex
• Risk and parental supervision
• Risk and education
• Risk and marriage
• Risk and sexual intercourse
• Risk and cervical cancer
• Risk and drugs
• Risk and alcohol

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