viewed as a good thing because it gives students reasons not to proceed (Culp-Ressler 4). Additionally, John Hopkins says, teenagers on the pill or other hormonal birth control options are more likely to be protected from pregnancy than those who use condoms because the pill has a lower rate of failure and is not influenced by pressures in the moment (Gebelhoff 8). Hormonal birth control is more effective at preventing pregnancy, but it would be impossible for most teen girls with reluctant parents to
annually (Owusu-Edusei K, 2008). You, the lawmakers of Louisiana, must consider policies you may adopt to lessen theses rates. A basic solution would be to mandate a comprehensive sex education program in public schools and to allow the distribution of condoms in schools. Comprehensive sex education does not only teach about STI, pregnancy and anatomy, but also teaches about communication skills that help students understand their goals, values and options. Approaches and Results Currently, Louisiana
Latex has been used for a long time within the manufacture of condoms; it's stretchy, long lasting, and enormously amazing for stopping the transmission of STIs and as a method of family planning. Nevertheless, increasing numbers of participants - each guys and females - document antagonistic reactions to latex condoms and to find that they're unable to proceed utilizing them without nasty part results. Fortunately, there are modern possible choices to latex which can provide equal safety without
Many students learn about sex and contraception through high school programs, so who better to give them out than the main educators of how to use them. Some high schools in large cities do distribute condoms to their students, just as many colleges all over the United States. Yet this should not be limited solely to college students and inner city high school students. It is most likely that there are sexually active teens in every high
In the United States, rates of sexually transmitted diseases, teen pregnancy, and teen births are significantly higher than in most other industrialized countries. In fact, 4 out of 10 adolescent females have been pregnant at least once before the age of 20, 1 out of 4 sexually active teens contracts an STD each year, and 50% of new HIV infections occur in individuals under the age of 25 (Beh 22). This can partly be attributed to the state of sex education in the United States. Only 24 states require
uneducated about the any STD’s a stigma always accompanying it which people tend to throw it under the rug instead of disgusting and learn more to better equip themselves. African American males lack knowledge about STD’s and prevention with the usage of a condom.
Prevention Of STDs STDs are both very dangerous and wide spread diseases. In the modern world where the cure for most of the diseases is to be found, some diseases with unknown cure are to be found as well. Among these, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are a serious health problem. STDs are sexually transmitted diseases that are caused by bacteria, viruses, fungus, protozoa and parasites which get transferred during activity between two partners. If a person having a sexually transmittable
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Introduction Sex education is still treated as taboo in the modern world. The roots of this vary from culture to culture, but the impacts remain the same; the prevalent rape culture that persists around the world, STI pandemics, sky-high teen pregnancy rates, and the LGBT community being at a much higher risk of contracting diseases and being targeted for hate crimes (Sanoff, 1). However, what remains unacceptable is when this prohibition seeps into governmental actions, especially governments with
the prevention of future socioeconomic barriers and health issues. Currently, there are over nineteen different forms of contraception but, the most popular form that is used by teenagers are condoms, specifically the male condom. Only fifty-five percent of teenagers who are sexually active use condoms (Sexual Activity, Contraceptive Use, and Childbearing of Teenagers Aged 15–19 in the United States, CDC). These are most commonly used since there is no age restriction placed on them, unlike forms