Over recent years, it seems that all the efforts to fight teen pregnancy are beginning to pay off. Thanks to the continued dedication of our parents, teachers and community leaders, the young people today have more support and education concerning the dangers, consequences, and challenges of adoles...

Teen Pregnancy Lens The numbers of teenage pregnancy are very high but when you think about the numbers most could have been prevented with the use of protection. Some people may not afford condoms but if you cannot afford a condom you cannot afford a baby. Children from homes ran by teenage m...

Teen Pregnancy and its Root Problem, Sex. Four out of every ten young women become pregnant at least once before the reach the age of 20. Sex today is presented as a door into the "real" world. When, in the 1960-70's, only the "wild child" and "cool" people did...

What is the Best Choice? The idea of pro-choice means respecting and supporting the right of every woman to make their own confidential and respectable decisions. It is not which choice she makes, but rather that she is free to make the choice that is right for her. There are many situations...

Symptoms and Factors of Chlamydia The sexually transmitted disease caused by microorganisms that live, as parasites within a cell would commonly be known as Chlamedia. These microorganisms have properties in common with both viruses and bacteria, and cause infection in humans. The ...

Sex Education and Pregnancy Children and teenagers will a variety of information and situations related to sexuality. Guidance from families and schools id the key role in helping teenagers' healthy sexual development and responsible behavior. Too many young teens are sexually active no...

The History of Birth Control I was interested in finding out what they used for birth control in Colonial times. I found this topic to be very interesting since there's usually no such mention of it in textbooks. Before I started looking for information I thought that the only thing I w...

Sexual attitudes and the Changing Times Sexual attitudes have changed in the last 50 years, not so much sexual behavior but societies attitude towards it. After the 2nd World War and in the 1950's sexual behavior was a very taboo subject and not openl...

Do you like the thought of telling your parents that you are pregnant or have contracted HIV? I didn't think so, but did you know that condoms are a way of preventing those issues if you are sexually active? In a society, that promotes sex, through the use of music videos, internet, television ...

Abortion – A Cruel Result The population of Canada is very small - 30 million, but Canada is the second largest country in the world. Canadian government encourages its people to bear more children. However, abortion is legal in the law now. Before 1969, in Canada, aborti...

Being a first year college student, every day I am becoming more aware of the college sex life. There is no doubt in my mind that this is an issue in most colleges. The main concerns are sexually transmitted diseases often acquired from unprotected sex. In April of 2003, a survey was done to acqu...

STD Epidemic Amongst Collegians I was very pleased when I found out that the topic of this essay was on the perils faced as a sexually active college student. Usually, since I am the cynic that I am, I have my rant of the day and this certain topic has proven to be one of my w...

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 result...

Some people think that HIV or AIDS is something that other people need to worry about like homosexuals, drug users, and people who sleep around. These ideas are mistaken. All young people need to take the threat of HIV seriously, except for the ones who are abstinent. HIV (scientifically known as...

Sexually transmitted diseases affect many Americans today. The United States has the highest rates of STDs of any developed nation. By age 21, 25% of all people will have an STD. Some of these include Chlamydia, the most common infection, gonorrhea, and Hepatitis B. Chlamydia trachomatis causes ...

Contraception over Abstinence Over the past decade sex has emerged as a prominent aspect of everyday life. Television shows, movies, magazines, newspapers, radio programs, movies and billboards are just the beginning of the list of items that throw sex at the public everyday. Let's face i...

Prostitution in society today is looked upon by most people as immoral, disgusting, and degrading for both men and women. Whether you see this sexual service in those three ways or not, your main reason for being involved is for the money. It pays the bills, provides a roof over your head and food t...

Censorship, what is it? Is it good for us or bad for us? How does sexuality portray in the media factor into censorship? Why should we censor? Censorship is the act of not allowing to be seen or heard anything obscene, libelous, or objective. This is either a single official or a committee with the ...

Show how Del matures sexually throughout the novel by referring to three situations. Indicate how Del is gradually forming her own set of morals. Every individual has to go through a stage in life where he or she matures sexually in a physical and emotional way. In the story Lives of Girls and ...

Everywhere we go the media is always around us. Through television, radio, internet, movies, video games; we cannot escape media's influence. The media is full of sexual images and themes that can be unhealthy for a growing mind to view. The prevalence of overtly sexual content in the media influe...

With all the emphasis on the importance of using condoms and birth control to ensure safer sex, I feel an intelligent choice is being overlooked. What is this choice? Well, it is sometimes looked at as old-fashion or not as a plausible decision. I feel, though, that it is very possible, and I am liv...