How Could Teenagers Protect Themselves Without Knowing About Contraception?

A teenager, or adolescent, is someone whose age is between thirteen and nineteen. These years are very important in the development of a child. From experience, I know that this age group consist of individuals who are curious about learning about themselves, others, as well as the world around them. This curiosity can be in many different things, but sexual curiosity is something that most people in this age group experience. Some may experience it earlier than others, but whether someone is fourteen or nineteen it is important that they have contraceptives and information about sex available to them, so that if they do experience a sexual act they can protect themselves in an efficient way. Reasoning for this is simple: it allows teenagers

Teenagers are smart and aware of the consequences of sex, in contrary to the common belief that most adolescents make mistakes and do not protect themselves. In a study done on teenagers and their sexual behaviors, it was shown that three out of every four teens used contraceptives their very first time having intercourse. It also was proven that 91 percent of males and 83 percent of females used contraceptives in their most recent act (AMBA). My question is how could these adolescents protect themselves without knowing about contraception? It is not rocket science. They would not be able to protect themselves if contraceptives were not available to them.
Thirteen percent of teenagers have had sex by the time they are fifteen. Seventy percent of teenagers have had sex by the time the reach age 19 (CITE). Teenage sex has happened, is happening now, and will continue to happen in the future. Deal with it. These young people need to be protected and have the right information they need to know in order to be able to properly protect

Recently the teen pregnancy rates have come down, but what could we do to keep these rates down? We can educate our youth on how to prevent unplanned pregnancies and make sure they know all the possible types of contraception. With that, we should make contraceptives available to them. Many teens are not taught what to do when they want to start having sex or are not taught about the risks so they might end up pregnant or have impregnated someone else. Sad to say, but teen pregnancy contributes to high school drop outs. About 50 percent of teen moms get their high school diploma or GED by the time they turn 22. On the other hand, 90 percent of teenagers who have never been pregnant or given birth graduate from high school on time (REPRODUCTIVE). This is an alarming number that everyone should want to decrease. Making sure teenagers are using the right contraceptive techniques to keep teen pregnancy rates down will prevent teenagers from dropping out of