Adolescent sexuality

There is a study that is done that compares youth across France, Germany, Netherlands to explore why they are more successful with adolescent sexual health compared to the United States. The article pointed out a huge difference is that France, Germany, and the Netherlands provide greater access to sexual information. I can see where this would improve the outcome of sex. The United States…

transmitted diseases (STDs) were among youth ages 15 to 24. According to the CDC, “1 in 4 sexually active adolescent females have an STD.” HIV rates among adolescents have decreased over the years, but males ages 13 to 19 still account for approximately 80% of new HIV cases in 2010. Even though cases of chlamydia and gonorrhea have also decreased, these two STDs are still the highest among adolescents. The CDC discovered through a 2013 survey, that 47% of high school students in the United Sates…

It is highly important to educate adolescent age adults early in their development about human sexuality and the effects of it. Poor education results in unfortunate situations; which is why a valuable education is needed in dealing with adolescent aged people. However, I believe adolescent age adults don't necessarily process the helpful information in ways expected by the educators of sexual human development. Sometimes educating teens and getting them to learn important information that may…

about asexuality in a human sexuality class. For the first time, he felt quiet relief when…

Organization (2009), adolescents are individuals between the ages of 10 and 19 who go through transitional stages of physical and psychological human development. Some of the physical changes that adolescents go through are widening of hips, growth of facial and pubic hair, development of breasts, menstruation, enlargement of the penis, and consistent erection. The psychological changes also include, high level of curiosity and explorative of the opposite sex. These changes make the adolescents…

methodology and implementation the main focus of debate. But what has inspired this sudden increase in sex education’s social acceptance? Is it the results of such programs, or simply a natural development at our society becomes more tolerant of varying sexualities and sexual…

In this type of program, students learn about birth control methods such as condoms and the birth control pill, along with side effects, proper usage, and percent of success rate. If adolescents learn these preventative methods from an earlier age, they will be more likely to use them consistently. They will also learn how to use them correctly, lowering the chance that the contraceptive method will fail. Studies show that girls who become…

Across the United States, the majority of adolescent children receive some form of sex education before graduating high school. Sexual education units of classes are taught in two ways; comprehensively and abstinence-only. Comprehensive sexual education covers abstinence as an option, but teaches a generally wider array of sexual health options, like contraceptives and ways to avoid sexually transmitted infections. Abstinence-only education, however, teaches students that engaging in sexual…

Misconceptions of human sexuality The first reason as to why it is important for schools to give its students sexual education is to get rid of all the misconceptions about human bodies and how it works. I'm sure we've all heard weird misconceptions. If you haven't, however, here is/are(???) to name a few: 1. Babies are born through the anus. Wrong, because the anus is a part of the digestive system, not the reproductive system. 2. Women cannot pee during their period. Wrong, because urine…

A school is an institution for educating children, teenagers and people in general. Public middle schools and high schools are meant to educate these young children who are transforming into young teenagers, adolescents and soon to be adults. Schools teach about the basic subjects such as English, mathematics, and science but what about health subjects such as sex education. Sex means different things to different people, when it comes down to it, it is having intercourse with another individual…