Written by admin on 2009-03-27T05:19:33+0000">March 27, 2009 – 5:19 am
But the fact of the matter is that nowadays casual sex is too dangerous, for it increases the risk of AID S. And, to put it bluntly, AIDS kills.
Having casual sex also increases your chances of getting other STDs that can have serious consequences. For instance, a girl or a woman who has even one gonorrhoea infection has a 15 to 40 per cent chance of becoming infertile. People with genital herpes can’t be cured and may suffer repeated outbreaks of the disease. Because of the risk of AIDS, herpes, gonorrhoea and other STDs, having casual sex is simply not a wise idea.
So far we’ve talked about people who have one viewpoint or another, but there are also people who simply aren’t sure how they feel about the question of when it’s all right for people to have sex. If you’re one of these people (or even if you’re sure how you feel), you might find it useful to talk this over with other people. In the end only you can answer these questions and make your own decisions about how to handle your sexuality. You can get some help by talking it over with other people. You might start by talking with older people who’ve had some sexual experience. What do they think? Don’t (as many young people do) automatically rule out your parents as people to talk to. You may be surprised to find that your parents struggled with these same questions when they were your age. Young people often don’t talk about sexual decision-making with their parents because they already know that their parents’ attitudes are more conservative or stricter than their own. But even if this is so, your parents may have good reasons for feeling the way they do. And even if you don’t totally agree with them, they might have things to say that could prove useful to your life. You might also talk with other people, an aunt or uncle, a sister or brother or an older friend. What about chatting to a teacher you feel close to or your school nurse or school counsellor? You might even decide to go along to a youth advisory centre or Brook Advisory Centre for advice and information.
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