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The average person views more than 90, 000 scenes of sex or suggested sexual intercourse between the ages of 8 and 18

Emmerdale 80% of soaps contain sexual content

What is the music message about sex?

What do magazines say about sex ?

Where do your choices take you ?

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Last Teenage Virgin in Craigavon?

Icebergs and Babies Last Teenage Virgin in Craigavon

Question 1: What is the message of the video ?

Question 2: What do you think about virginity ?

‘My virginity was an honour I was bestowing on a man-he had to be worthy of it’ (Lisa Kudrow)

Question 3: Does losing your virginity make you an adult? What does it prove?

Question 4: What do you think about this comment? “Virgins who get married will have a boring sex life”

Question 5 How would you advise a friend who is no longer a virgin about future relationships ?

Virginity – a good health choice for a teenager.

Emotional Crisis pregnancy Sexually transmitted infection

Can you turn back the clock?

Teenage boys interviewed regretted their first experience. 60 % 80 girls % Teenage - interviewed regretted their first experience.

I “ felt angry, I had promised wait myself I would until I was married but I did it anyway. Now it was too late. I had lost my virginity. ” Alice, 15 “Sometimes that’s the way love goes when sex comes into it. The sex is good but only for that day. After that you are finished” Louis, 16 Gate Issue 5 Jan/Feb 2002

“ It always happens too fast. I never waited a long time for sex. Sometimes I wish a girl would say no and keep saying no. If we took it slow, we’d probably still be together. ” Dean, 17 Gate Issue 5 Jan/Feb 2002

It is easy to get carried away and for sex to happen! lights out !!

What is your opinion? Agree or Disagree

Sex is an appetite like hunger and thirst; you have to satisfy it! ?

Teenagers drinking alcohol are more at risk from unwanted sexual experiences !

If you are in love with someone it is ok to have sex with them ?

The average person falls in love 6 or 7 times in their lifetime!!

At your age how long do the ‘in love’ feelings last ?

Once sex enters a teenage relationship, how long does the relationship last ? Fact: 3 weeks

…. the past few months I have started thinking that I might fancy boys, I’m not too sure though. I have a girlfriend who is great, but I often find myself thinking about my male friends…. Boy 16

What is your opinion? Agree or Disagree

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Think about fire

Emotional Crisis pregnancy Sexually transmitted infection

How easily can pregnancy occur? Anytime of the month The first time Without full intercourse Using contraception Standing up during intercourse

Make your vote ‘Contraception is the answer!’ Yes No

Pregnancy is easily prevented by using condoms? Agree or disagree

Other methods EP AC T Contraceptive Pill R E ON TIV Coils OF C FEC D % EF Diaphragms O 0 TH 10 EInjections M IS NO Natural Methods ON TI Female condom (Femidom) Implant

Pill Failure 1 -5% failure per year Failure highest with teenage users Failure highest in first 6 -12 months Side effects Why might the pill fail?

So……are you ready for a baby?

YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONSEQUENCES OF YOUR CHOICES

Pregnant teen -talk about choices

Agree or disagree Abortion can have long term implications both physically and psychologically ?

“I wish I had known about “I think about my baby the centre every day and dream before I had about him every night” had my abortion” “No-one told “I wish I was with me I would my baby. I have Nothing to live for. ” feel like this” Crisis Pregnancy Centre, Northern Ireland

Agree or disagree Teens know all the risks that are linked with being sexually active ?

Emotional Crisis pregnancy Sexually transmitted infection

HOW BIG A PROBLEM ARE THE INFECTIONS THAT ARE SPREAD BY SEX ?

Spread by other genital skin to skin contact STI bacterial Spread by vaginal contact viral

CHLAMYDIA § One of our commonest sexually transmitted infections § More than 70% of girls and 50% of boys infected do not have symptoms § Associated with infertility § Sexually active teenagers are at risk

HUMAN PAPILLOMA VIRUS § The most common STI in this country § Causes genital warts § Passed through genital skin-to-skin contact § Does not take full intercourse to be passed on § Require medical or surgical treatment § Can cause pre-cancerous change in cells § Associated with cancer of the cervix § Infective life-long

H. I. V. § Causes AIDS § Attacks the immune system § Spread by ordinary male/female sex in more than 90% of cases § At present there is no cure – almost always fatal

HIV/AIDS STRIKES ORDINARY YOUNG PEOPLE

AIDS KILLS ORDINARY YOUNG PEOPLE

If you wait for someone who has waited for you then there is NO risk from a Sexually transmitted infection WHO 1991

Sti’s are easily prevented by using condoms? Agree or disagree

how safe are condoms ? Chlamydia limited protection HPV virus all over the genital area HIV reduces the risks to less than 30% condoms reduce the risk but they do not remove the risk condoms. . . slip, split, rip, burst, come off etc.