What are some reasons people choose
to have sex?
What are some reasons people
choose NOT to have sex?
SEX IS….
PHYSICAL and ____________
in nature.
RISKY!
You can get _________,
Be infected with an ____, or HIV
Have your heart broken—or be
disappointed
when it is
over.
Sex is not….
THE ONLY way to show somebody
you love and are committed to
him/her.
A ____ to prove your love or
devotion to your partner
A _________ of your maturity
A MILESTONE —_______—so
A WAY to get back at your parents
you should make every effort for
by showing your independence.
the partner and timing to be right.
NOT be taken lightly or as
recreational.
ALWAYS ____ you will wonder if
it was really worth it.
Sexually Transmitted Infections
STIs are infections or _________ that
people get by having sex with somebody who
is already infected.
You can become infected by:
_________ body fluids
Touching or rubbing _______body parts
Sharing _______
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TWO STD CATEGORIES: VIRAL AND BACTERIAL
• STDs are often divided into two categories--based on the
type of __________________that causes the specific
disease.
• Those STDs caused by ______________-such as
Gonorrhea, Syphilis, and Chlamydia-are
______________________with antibiotics.
• STDs caused by viruses (____________, ____________,
____________.) are _______ ______________, and
only the symptoms can be treated.
COMMON STI SYMPTOMS
Burning during ________
___________ from the penis or vagina
Sores, ________, swelling around penis,
vagina or anus
Itching or pain around penis, vagina or
anus
Painful sexual ___________
Pain in the pelvic area
EACH YEAR 1 in every ____ teens contracts an STI
= ______ teens per day!
ONE in every ______ sexually active persons will
contract an STI by the age of 25.
6 million people acquire Human Papillomavirus
(HPV) each year. Left untreated, one strain of HPV
can lead to cervical _________ in women.
HIV and AIDS
HIV stands for _______________________________.
It is the virus that causes ____________ ___________
_____________ ____________, or AIDS.
Over time—infection with HIV can weaken the immune
system to the point that it can’t fight off certain infections—
ones that would normally be controlled by a healthy
____________ ____________.
A blood test can determine if a person is infected with HIV.
However—that person will be diagnosed with AIDS after
developing an AIDS __________ ___________.
TEEN PREGNANCY
• YOU WILL NOT get pregnant if…
▫ You __________
▫ Hold hands, _____, Dance
▫ Heavy kissing with clothes on—or in hot
tub or swimming pool
▫ ____ _____
▫ Touching of genitals with ______
TEEN PREGNANCY
• YOU MAY get pregnant if:
▫ There is genital to genital ____________ in
any position, EVEN if it is the first time—or
________ _____ ___________.
▫ There is any contact between female genital
area and male sperm or _____ _________
fluid.
▫ You have _______ sex—if any sperm makes
contact with female genital area. It only takes
______ sperm to fertilize an egg.
THINK ABOUT THIS:
Every year, 1 in ______ women (20%) aged 15-19 who
have had sex become pregnant.
78% of teen pregnancies are _________.
Teen pregnancies account for about _________of all
accidental pregnancies annually.
__________ of all U.S. births are to teens.
YOUR RIGHTS as a TEEN
If you are under 18 you have the right to:
• _____________, including emergency contraception
• Testing and ___________ for STIs/STDs
• Pregnancy testing and ____________ _________.
• _____________ services
• ________/AIDS testing
You do not need anyone's ___________, including
your parents or guardians, or your boyfriend or
girlfriend.