The Effectiveness of Sex Abstinence with Teenagers

Running Head : The Effectiveness of Sex Abstinence with Teenagers

The Effectiveness of Sex Abstinence with Teenagers

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Introduction

Many nations around the world have long been dealing with the negative social effects of uncontrolled sexual activities among teenagers . Such consequences to name a few are the rising incidence of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs , emotional and psychological problems , and unwanted pregnancies . The lack of guidance or misguidance regarding the issue allows many teenagers to take for granted the long-term effect of irresponsible sexual behaviors not in only in

their personal lives but to the society as well . Like for instance in the case of unwanted pregnancies , it has been a common incident where the relationship between mothers and fathers do not work out in the future , thus either eventually leading to separation of parents or lack of harmonious relationship within the family . Unfortunately , the children are the ones who are greatly burdened by their parents ' mistakes , as they are supposed to be the ones who should be providing them emotional stability and maturity in facing the realities of life . Therefore the child has to endure the difficulty of dealing with his /her environment with to the lack of emotional strength or values that they should be getting from their parents . But if the parents themselves are not prepared for such a great responsibility , then this would be the most-likely scenario since the time that they supposedly need to for nurturing their children is unfortunately spent for their own personal adjustment

Therefore this has pushed many undertakings such as local governments enacting certain bills , independent organizations promoting programs and schools providing abstinence education to counteract this issue /s and many of them have succeeded and were even well-applauded for their efforts despite many criticisms that question the effectiveness of such programs in stressing the importance of sex abstinence among teenagers and addressing the problems that it gives to the society

Importance of Sex Abstinence with Teenage Girls

Sex abstinence especially with teenage girls is very important and one obvious reason is the risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases (STD ) albeit it affects all genders . It is often identified by other names such as sexually transmissible diseases , sexually transmitted infections (STIs ) or (infrequently ) venereal diseases (VD . One major threat is the possibility of acquiring incurable diseases like AIDS HIV , and Genital Herpes which affects the genitals or even the inside of a person 's mouth . There are however some STDs that are curable such as Syphilis (STD 's Knowing the Dangers Can Prevent Devastating Effects In such cases , school counselors hold relevant roles in promoting prevention counseling through credible information on these diseases by tying up with organizations or maintaining constant communication with health professionals like health care providers and doctors . It is common for teenagers to be stubborn as they are fond of satisfying their curiosity for new things or things strictly made for adults and it must be made clear to them the dangers of pursuing these thrills

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