Hi dear Steemians,
Are you an adolescent between the ages of 10- 19 years? Are you thinking of experimenting what your peers have been doing? Are you thinking of yielding to your boyfriends request? It's best you have full details of what you're about to get yourselves into. Hey! wait a minute, I ain't here to talk you out of it.
I have read several articles on reasons teenagers loose their virginity; some due to boredom, for some guys; to proof to their friends that they were not scared, some for experimentation, some to have physical pleasure, some to feel like an adult, others to impress their partner, some as a proof of intimacy, some to keep their partner, some to be popular, some because everyone is doing it, some to satisfy their curiosity while others to boost their self-esteem. Are the reasons genuine enough? Am not playing the judge here remember!
It may interest you to know the consequences of engaging in sexual intercourse as a TEEN. Adolescent that engage in sexual intercourse have a wide range of social, emotional and physical consequences; both positive and negative.
The positive consequences include;
Pleasure (which I term " 5 minutes pleasure")
Sense of maturity
Feelings of intimacy with partner
Acceptability by peers
The negative consequences include:
Feelings of guilt and remorse which can lead to depression
Poor school performance (loss of focus)
Feelings of been used
Low self-esteem
Contracting HIV, Human papillomavirus and other sexually transmitted infections
At risk of developing uterine cancer later in life
Drug and alcohol use
School truancy
Higher risk of suicide
At risk of having multiple sex partners before age 25 which increases the chances of developing some cancers later in life e.g vagina, vulva and cervical cancer
Unwanted pregnancy
Dropping out of school due to unplanned pregnancy leading to a jeopardized future
Abortion complications which can lead to death
In all honesty, you see that the negative consequences outweighs the positive ones. Asides the pregnancy related complications, the consequences (both positive and negative) applies to both males and females; meaning GUYS ARE NOT LEFT OUT. Ladies, the consequences of teenage pregnancy are numerous and will be treated as a topic on its own in one of my posts. Watch out....
Nevertheless, if you have decided to engage in a sexual relationship. I'll advice that you practice SAFE SEX by using CONDOM always. It will help reduce some of the negative effects.
REMEMBER, PEARL CARES ABOUT YOUR REPRODUCTIVE & SEXUAL HEALTH