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...

Gonorrhea is a common infection of the genitourinary tract (specifically the urethra and cervix) caused by the bacteria, Nisseria gonorrhoeae. About 1 million new infections are reported each year in the United States. Young men aged 20 - 24 have the highest rate followed by those 15 to 19 ye...

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...

Sex By Stephen Healy The act of sex is a shared union between two people through passionate feelings, which is intended for procreation and enjoyment. Safe sex is something that should be practiced if the two people are not married and/or cannot handle the consequences of their actions. The c...

Safe Sex By Stephen Healy The act of sex is a shared union between two people through passionate feelings, which is intended for procreation and enjoyment. Safe sex is something that should be practiced if the two people are not married and/or cannot handle the consequences of their actions. ...

Teenagers and Sex Kelly, 17, slips into the health resource office at E high school in Brooklyn where she quietly asks for a free condom. She says her visits to the room on the second floor where the condoms are kept in a locked file cabinet, give her a powerful ...

Adam Dannenberg Psychology 102 3/15/01 Summary of a Professional Journal Article Today's teenagers differ from the teenagers of the past in that society has changed dramatically. In Victor C. Strasburger's journal article "Sex, Drugs, Rock 'N' Rol...

What comes to mind when you here the words "sexually transmitted diseases?" Usually, the first thing that pops into people's minds are Herpes, HIV, Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, and many more. STD's are becoming more and more of an ethical problem involving younger ages. These young...

AIDS: Past, Present, Future. With the 1980s many new things were introduced to Americans: Ronald Reagan, "Dukes of Hazard," and Atari were all brought about. With these new things came something completely different, something that was somewhat of a mystery at the time. ...

Would you have unprotected sex? Would you have unprotected sex with multiple partners everyday? Would you have unprotected sex with multiple partners everyday in a country where 1 out of every 10 adults is HIV positive? This is the risk taken by millions of African prostitutes everyday. 95% of the p...

The issue of birth control being taught and/or distributed in public schools is one worth debating. In biology and health classes students are educated in reproduction and sexuality, but not about birth control methods such as condoms and birth control pills. While parents may touch briefly on the t...

Unprotected sex, dirty needles, pills! Now that I have your attention, today I'll be talking to you about the causes and effects of how you can contract this deadly virus. But first, let me start by explaining what Aids/HIV really is and what it does to you once you have contracted the Aids virus. ...

Issues/Strengths/Challenges What does it mean to be gay? "I never had any real attraction towards women, but I really knew that I was gay when puberty began. I felt an attraction toward the other boys and I was curious to find out what they were like." P.J. Smith (Personal communication, November 2...

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome also known as AIDS is a group of many different illnesses that together make the characteristics of a disease. AIDS begins with attacks on the immune system caused by an infection called the human immunodeficiency virus known best as HIV. In patients who have ac...

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, is one of the most devastating diseases in the world. It is not a matter of national, religion, race, or sexual orientation. It is rather a fact of someone being exposed to the virus. No one wants to get HIV but if one has unprotected sex or uses a dirty needle then ...

AIDS has taken many lives in the short time it has been around. It spread rapidly before doctors knew what it was and how it spread. But, with awareness it has slowed down. The bubonic plague took one-third of the European population, violently attacking peoples' lives. It was the last time a d...

AIDS is said to be the plague of the twentieth century. After learning more about the virus in class I now agree with this statement. I have never personally known anyone who has been infected with AIDS. I am very grateful for this. It was not until my discussion class earlier this week that I reali...

Benefits of Condom Distribution in Schools With an extremely high percentage of sexually active teens, the United States holds the title of the highest rate of sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and abortion among teens in North America and Europe. Concerned parents, educators, and heal...

Jonathan N. Dukes December 1, 1999 Health 6th Period Ms. J Thesis: The AIDS and HIV viruses are getting worse in the United States and the rest of the world. Introduction Although more people die of heart disease and cancer each year, AIDS has become the health problem people fear the most. Much of...

The topic of condom distribution in public schools has caused many heated debates throughout the country. People in favor of distribution of condoms will ensure that teenagers practice safe sex and that the rate of STDs and pregnancies will decline. Opponents of distribution of condoms state that ...

The Bird and The Bees do it, Why not Teach It? President Bush, Everyday a horrifying amount of teenagers become pregnant in just the state of Arizona. Arizona is only one of the many states that take funding from the government to use towards abstinence only sexual education. Less than five yea...

The topic I choose for my last journal is HIV/AIDS. Over my life through High school and in my first year of college I have learned about HIV/AIDS in many of my classes. We were taught high-risk behaviors and many ways to prevent it. I was taught all similar material in this course but this all too...

This disease is caused by a virus which has 2 forms - Herpes simplex type 1 commonly called 'cold sores' tends to occur in the upper half of the body, mainly around lips and in the mouth Herpes simplex type 2 usually affects the lower part of the body causing genital herpes B...

Risky Business One in five Americans has a Sexually Transmitted Disease. This is a statistic that is frightening to everyone. One in four Americans will acquire some type of STD in their lifetime, whether there be a cure or no cure. Ever since former NBA legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson an...

The AIDS Epidemic Initial Draft Today, forty million people are estimated to be living with HIV/AIDS. With an astounding number of cases being reported each year, something must be done to educate the world's youth about the dangers of this pandemic. With over 40,000 cases of HIV/AIDS bein...