The Causes and Effects of Unsafe Sex
             Having unsafe sex with a partner is not only brainless; it can be
             deadly. There are many reasons teens choose to have unsafe sex, from peer
             pressure, to the passion of the moment, to the media, which often portrays
             sex as an act with no negative results. For example, sex in film and
             television rarely ends up in the character dieing a lingering death from
             AIDS, or giving birth to an unwanted baby, but in real life, these are just
             some of the effects that can occur quite easily from just one unprotected
             sex act (Arons 1093). Many young women find it difficult to visit a birth
             control clinic, even though they may be readily accessible in their area.
             One researcher says, "In fact, a fear of pregnancy often triggers the first
             visit to a family planning clinic. [â€] Evidence also shows that most
             teenagers who decide to have sex will forego using birth control if it is
             difficult to obtain, but they will not stop having sex" (Arons 1093).
             Condoms are also available in drug stores, grocery stores, and even over
             the Internet, but many young men may be embarrassed to purchase them. In
             addition, many young men find condoms uncomfortable, and refuse to wear
             them despite the consequences, and some young men simply refuse to take
             responsibility for the consequences of unsafe sex, since they are not the
             ones who could end up pregnant. As such, they may pressure their
             girlfriends to have sex, and the girls give in as they hope for love and
             affection, while the boys simply want a sexual experience. There is
             another prevailing reason that many teens have unsafe sex, and that is the
             recklessness of the age, and the feeling it "won't happen to them" (Bradley
             and Wildman 253). There are many reasons why teens have sex without
             protection, but all of them are excuses, and none of them is valid in a
             world where sex education is ordinary, and the pe...