Teen Sex

Teen Sex Problem : If Prevention is Better than Cure , then We Need to Check its Core

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Teen Sex Problem : If Prevention is better than Cure , then We Need to Check its Core

INTRODUCTION

Roses are red , my love , violets are blue

Sugar is sweet , but not as sweet as you

So sang Jim Reeves from the perspective of a teenager in 1960s , as there was romance in the air . Gone are those

days and now the type of songs makes rounds in teen lips is "I take you to candy shop / I 'll let you lick the lollipop

Go 'head girl , don 't you stop / Keep goin ' til you hit the spot

The messages of the lyric reflects the ambience of modern times - the teens are now more into physical act , which has filled the air with fear , if the reports of terrible consequences are something to go by The issue of teen sex has become far more complicated in this era of globalization and open communication , where the force of commerce is ruling over social values , thereby making it difficult to guard today 's teens from harmful lifestyle . There is an incessant flow of insinuating TV programs , joined by the porno-world of WWW and computer games with sexual messages , which are working in tandem to vitiate the pristine minds of teens . Consequently , a good many of them are getting exposed to an array of health problems , ranging from teen pregnancy to HIV Therefore this essay focuses on the health hazards associated with teen sex and seeks solution for it by reviewing the pertinent points and experts ' views , and before coming into its own conclusion

A Brief Take on Teen Sex

Pregnancy : It is not that teen sex is an absolutely new problem suddenly surfaced on earth - it is the rising magnitude of it and mounting health problems in teens that has pushed this issue up in the agenda of social concern . According to an estimation of The National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy 1 .9 billion in public funding was spent on teenage childbearing in 2004 alone , where the pregnancy rate for young teenagers of 15-17 years stood as 42 cases out of 1000 teens . And this is even 38 lower than the peak that was recorded in 1990 . However this doesn 't indicate that the rate of teen sex has declined - as it is being considered as the outcome of increased use of condoms (Ventura et al , 2008

Abortion : When there is so much of unwanted pregnancy , can abortion be behind ? The report speaks about 214 ,750 abortions among 15-19-year-olds in 2002 , which is about 29 of the 21 among the Figure - 1 [Adopted from "Facts on American Teens ' Sexual and Reproductive Health (2006 http /www .guttmacher .org /pubs /fb_ATSRH .html]

Current Trend : However , another set of data collected from a large governmental survey has found some "disturbing hints that teen sexual activity...