At Least 1 in 4 Teenage Girls Has Sexually Transmitted Disease - Health News | Current Health News | Medical News Quote:
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At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.
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Just thought I would pass it on in the ongoing conversation. There is more then one reason not to have sex outside of marriage. This fallacious idea that teen sex is without consequences if you just keep from getting pregnant is absurd.
Oh, and I believe someone earlier said, let me see, "Biology and history would seem to imply that by virtue of being capable of reproducing at all: most teens are, in fact, "ready" for sex." According to the research I have read that is far from true. Kids as young as 10 have proven to be
capable of becoming pregnant however research has shown that physically the body is not finished developing until around 21-23 and having sex before then can do damage, having a baby even more so. Perhaps that is why so many girls die in childbirth in places where they tend to marry young. Add into that that emotional and mental growth doesn't finish until around the same age and the vast majority of teens are not emotionally equipped to deal with a deal with a sexual relationship either.
Let me break it to you gently, no you are not an exception.