Sexuality (English)

Sexual choices

Make the right one

the teen years are a time when you are forced to make big far- reaching choices that demand great deal of thought. And one of the most important decision you will have to make is whether or not to become sexually involved it is hard to know how to make the right choices because you are bombarded by many messages from your parents, your friends, your boy friend/ girlfriend, T.V. movies , and even from your own body. And many of those signals may seem to say that sex is okay

However the scary statistics on teen pregnancies, as well as health risks suchs as seaxually transmited deseases and emotional risks, make it clear tahat you need to get all the information you can to make the right choice.

Pregnancy

lots of teenagers becomes pregnant each year. And many of them are not married when they become pregnant. There is always a possibility of preganancy with sexual intercourse. Many inmarried couples do not use any method of birth control. And all birth control methods have sme level of failure if pregnancy does ovvut, it can have serius effects on the lives of the teenagerts and thouse close to them.

Studies show that teenage mothers and fathers often drop out of school. The demands of being a parent and the need of money make it dificukt for them to continue their education. Thus, they face a greater risk of unemployment

Ten girls who marry because of pregnancy are three times more likely to end up divorced than women who wail unil their 20s to have children. Moreover teenage parents are more likely tu abuse their children than parents who are older.

Teenage pregnancy presents other problems as well babies born to teenagers are more likely to be premature than are babies born to women in their twenties. And premature babies are more likely to suffer from birth injurles and children illnesses than are other babies.

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

 Unfortunately,the problems of teen pregnancy are only the beginning of the problems associated with sexual involvement; sexualy transmitted deseases are a major helth problem. Three diseases are are a major health problem . There is no way to be sure whether a person does or doesn´t have a sexualy transmitted disease without medical tests.

 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME (AIDS)

Originally thought to be a diseases connected with homosexual men or drug addicts, AIDS has now been found in heterosexual men and women and the number of reported cases in the world is rising alarmingly. It´s a fatal disease , and as yet,there is no cure. But since it´s most often most often contracted through sexual contact, it can be prevented. 

HERPES 

Herpes is one of the most serious STDs. At the present time there is no cure ;control is the best that can be hoped for. Herpes is caused by a virus that may erupt frequently, but never leaves the body . The potential dangers of this disease include cervical cancer in women, or death or damage to an infant during the birthing process.

SYPHLILIS AND GONORREA

 Sy philis and gonorrhea are cauesd by a bacterial infection. They are treatable with antibiotics of caught early enought,but are very dangerous. Left untreated, both of these diseases can cause serious,life threatening conditions, as well as infertility.

emotional risks

Sexual intercourse without marriage can lead to strong feeling such as guilt, anxiety or fear.

The feeling of guilt come when the person feels he or she has violated or her own values or the values of others whose opinions are important, such as parents.

Many teens suffer serious long term depression due to decision they had to make because of pregnancy. Other teens suffer from anxiety that stems from fear of getting pregnant or contracting STDs

Other feelings involved the emotions that arise when a relationship is seriously affected by having sex. After sexual intercourse, some relationship change for the worse ad even may end. There cam be feelings of intense disillusionment and betrayal as well

The choice

making the choice about whetheror not to become seaxually involved is not as difficult as it seems. You need to develop your own sexual responsability. A sexually responsible person is one whose sexual behavior is consistent with his or her own ideas ofwhat is right. A sexually responsible person acts out of both self-respect and respect for other people. Such a person considers his or her own feelings and needs.

The person also considers and tries to understand the feeling and needs of others . A sexually responsible person behaves in positive and constrintive ways, not in ways that exploit and hurt.