8 Myths About Sex Education

Every young child has a right to sex education in an accurate and balanced information, including on contraception, condoms for example.

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Here are some myths about sex education is still largely undermine society. This myth should be straightened so that young people need to get the proper and correct information about reproductive and sexual health.

1. Myth: Sex education should be given only to people who want to get married. Fact: According to a study, such an attitude will not delay sexual activity among teens. Indeed, understanding very little about sexuality and one allows many teens fall into unhealthy sexual behavior.

2. Myth: Sex education encourages students to become sexually active. Fact: The World Health Organization (WHO) evaluated 47 programs in the United States and several other states. In 15 studies, sex education and HIV / AIDS adds to sexual activity and pregnancy rates and sexually transmitted infections. However, 17 other studies showed that sex education and HIV / AIDS to delay sexual activity, reducing the number of sexual partners, it also reduces the incidence of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies.

3. Myth: Teach contraception will encourage students are sexually active and improve pregnancy rates in adolescents. Fact: Experts who have studied this issue concludes, education about sex and HIV / AIDS are comprehensive, including condom availability programs, does not increase sexual activity, but it is effective in reducing high risk sexual behavior among adolescents.

4. Myth: There is often a failure of contraception so we better teach teens to be avoided. Fact: Modern contraceptives are very effective, as long as choosing the type that really fit and used properly. The average pregnancy in women who use certain types of pills about 0.03 percent, while wearing a condom for women about 21 percent, and that no KB about 85 percent. Compare.

5. Myth: HIV and contraception does not deter other sexually transmitted infections. Fact: This is only condoms provide significant protection against sexually transmitted infections, including HIV. That's why teens should get a proper education about condoms.

6. Myth: Condoms have a failure rate of average height. Fact: The National Institutes of Health (TNIH) explains, condoms are highly effective against the spread of HIV and prevent pregnancy. TNIH also reported, laboratory studies show that condoms can prevent sexually transmitted diseases caused by other infections, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and trichomoniasis.

7. Myth: Condoms can not protect us from HPV (Human papillomavirus). Fact: Condoms are not able to ward off viral infections on body parts not protected by condoms. However, TNIH reported condom use can reduce the risk of HPV-related diseases, such as cervical cancer. These types of diseases can be prevented by using condoms consistently and effectively, as well as early detection through Pap smear with HPV.

8 Myth: Condoms are not effective for preventing HIV transmission. Fact: TNIH asserted that condoms are an effective public health tool to fight HIV infection. Other studies in Europe to what is called HIV-serodiscordant couples (couples where one of them had been infected with HIV and healthy) showed no infection in healthy couples, among 124 couples who use condoms every time they have sex. In couples who did not consistently use condoms, about 12 percent of HIV transmission occurred prior to the uninfected partner.